Nobel Prize-winning author Alice Munro has died

Might 14, 2024 – 8:01 p.m

Alice Munro on the Booker Worldwide Prize press convention in 2009 (she received the prize) – Photograph: Julien Behal / PA Photos / Getty Photos

Nobel Prize-winning Canadian author Alice Munro died Monday night time on the age of 92 in a nursing dwelling in Port Hope. Household of The Globe and Mail introduced the information of his dying.

Munro belongs to that small group of people that have efficiently made a reputation for themselves in a notoriously troublesome literary area, the quick story. The New York Occasions writes about him. Early in his profession, he initially began writing quick tales as a result of he thought he did not have the time or expertise for lengthy novels. In her densely woven tales, she blended the lives of unusual folks with extraordinary themes, typically specializing in girls at totally different phases of their lives, dealing with difficult needs.

On the age of 82, Munro received the Nobel Prize in 2013, and the Swedish Academy referred to as him a grasp of the up to date quick story, highlighting his 14 volumes of quick tales. Citing his frail situation, the author didn’t journey to Sweden to obtain the award, as an alternative giving an extended interview in Victoria, British Columbia, as an alternative of the standard presentation given by the winners.

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