Alice Munro
Alice Munro (nee Laidlaw) was born on 10 July 1931 in Wingham, Ontario. She attended the University of Western Ontario on a two-year scholarship before marrying and moving to British Columbia where she and her husband opened a bookstore. Munro's first story was published in 1950 and her first collection of short stories was published eighteen years later. In 1972, she divorced and returned to Ontario. In addition to her short story collections, Munro has published one novel.
See also: Index of stories in Munro's books.
Books by Alice Munro
Books about Alice Munro
 |
|
Amazon.ca Biblio.com |
 |
|
Amazon.ca Biblio.com |
Awards
- Canada Reads
- 2004 – The Love of a Good Woman – Shortlisted
- Giller Prize
- 1998 – The Love of a Good Woman – Winner
- 2004 – Runaway – Winner
- Governor General's Literary Award: Fiction
- 1968 – Dance of the Happy Shades – Winner
- 1978 – Who Do You Think You Are? – Winner
- 1982 – The Moons of Jupiter – Shortlisted
- 1986 – The Progress of Love – Winner
- 1990 – Friend of My Youth – Shortlisted
- 1994 – Open Secrets – Shortlisted
- 2004 – Runaway – Shortlisted
- Lorne Pierce Medal
- 1993 Winner
- Marian Engel Award
- 1986 Winner
- Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize
- 1998 – The Love of a Good Woman – Shortlisted
- 2001 – Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage – Shortlisted
- 2004 – Runaway – Winner
Added 08 November 2005.
Updated 18 March 2009.
Post a Comment
Your comment will probably need to be approved before it will appear.