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Alice Munro's Best
Alice Munro's Best: Selected Stories | Alice Munro
In her lengthy and fascinating introduction Margaret Atwood says Alice Munro is among the major writers of English fiction of our time. . . . Among writers themselves, her name is spoken in hushed tones. This splendid gift edition is sure to delight Alice Munros growing body of admirers, what Atwood calls her devoted international readership. Long-time fans of her stories will enjoy meeting old favourites, where their new setting in this book may reveal new sides to what once seemed a familiar story; devoted followers may even dispute the exclusion of a specially-beloved story. Readers lucky enough to have found her recently will be delighted, as one masterpiece succeeds another. The 17 stories are carefully arranged in the order in which she wrote them, which allows us to follow the development of her range. A Wilderness Station, for example, breaks short story rules by taking us right back to the 1830s then jumping forward more than 100 years. The Albanian Virgin destroys the idea that her stories are set in B.C. or in Ontarios Alice Munro Country. And The Bear Came Over the Mountain, the story behind the film Away From Her, takes us far from the world of young girls learning about sex into unflinching old age. This is a book to read slowly, savouring each story. It deserves a place in every Canadian book-lovers library. From the Hardcover edition.
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merelybookish
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One of my literary lodestars. 😔💔 Maybe more than any other writer, she's helped me make sense of myself and the world.

SamAnne I‘m planning a reread of my favorite Munro collections. 6mo
BarbaraBB Well said Margot ❤️‍🩹 6mo
sarahbarnes Beautiful. ♥️ I haven‘t read her in a long time. 6mo
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Cathythoughts Beautiful words ❤️ I have a short story collection, I‘ve read a few and loved them. 6mo
merelybookish @SamAnne Was also thinking of doing some rereading! What are your faves? 6mo
merelybookish @BarbaraBB Thank you! 💕 6mo
merelybookish @sarahbarnes Thank you! Fortunately she has a pretty extensive collection so lots to dip into! 6mo
merelybookish @Cathythoughts Thanks Cathy! I believe she'd be right up your alley! 6mo
Centique What an incredible talent we have lost in Munro. 😥 6mo
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Alice Munro, Nobel winner and titan of the short story, dies aged 92 https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/may/14/alice-munro-nobel-winner-a...

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shawnmooney
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I'd give anything to be able to go. Some day!

http://alicemunrofestival.ca/?p=2305

Angelala007 Me toooo! 😍 8y
Dragon Look at that lineup of storytellers! 👍 8y
LeahBergen Me, too. 😩 8y
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Lindy No, I wasn't aware of it and now I want to read all the posts. #blameitonShawn At book club last night, I talked about how kitchen & food prep scenes draw me right into the setting of a novel. 8y
LeahBergen What?! I need to check this out. 8y
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I can't let #shortstories day go by without mentioning Alice Munro, the Nobel Prize winner and grand dame of the modern short story. Margaret Atwood says (in the introduction to this edition), "Among writers themselves, her name is spoken in hushed tones". Oh, and it's #nationalcoffeeday , too. #SomethingforSept

Shemac77 Love your mug! 8y
LeahBergen @Shemac77 Thanks! You can't beat a good pottery mug, can you? 8y
KVanRead I picked her too! National Coffee Day! Also known as every day 😂 ☕️😍 8y
shawnmooney Alice Munro! ♥️ Alice Munro! ♥️ Alice Munro! ♥️ Alice Munro! ♥️ 8y
LeahBergen @shawnmooney Are you trying to say that you like Alice Munro or something? 😂 8y
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