A life in quotes: Alice Munro
The Guardian - 2024-05-14T18:16:30.000Z

Writer known as ‘Canadian Chekhov’ captured the desire and darkness of ordinary life in rural Canada, particularly for womenAlice Munro, Nobel winner and titan of the short story, dies aged 92Alice Munro obituaryAlice Munro, the 2013 Nobel laureate considered one of the greatest short story writers in the English language, has died at the age of 92 at her care home in Ontario, after suffering dementia for more than a decade. Born and raised in south-western Ontario, the “Canadian Chekhov”...

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