My Best Stories
by Alice Munro
On This Page
Description
The seventeen stories in this selection are arranged in the order in which they were written which allows the reader to discover how Munro's work developed, taking suprising turns.Tags
Recommendations
Member Reviews
I am a fan of Alice Munro's and have read all her story collections. So, no surprise, I enjoyed this collection as well. The stories are presented chronologically, showing how Ms. Munro's writing has evolved and deepened over the years.
Ms. Munro can convey a lot of information about a character in a short space, which makes her stories very powerful. She examines how our experiences shape us and motivate the choices we make. Excellent writing; deep stories that find the profound in every day life.
Ms. Munro can convey a lot of information about a character in a short space, which makes her stories very powerful. She examines how our experiences shape us and motivate the choices we make. Excellent writing; deep stories that find the profound in every day life.
i really enjoyed this collection. i read the stories out of order, jumping around to titles that grabbed my attention. i don't know if this was a mistake or not?? but i did really appreciate munro's talent and her ability to make the everyday so alive and vivid.
These stories totally reflect the genius of Alice Monro, our Canadian treasure. This is a collection of Alice Munro’s 17 best stories. Each story is a gem and each story should be savoured. Alice Munro deserved the Nobel Prize in Literature that she won.
Short story collection chosen by the author.
Ratings
Members
- Recently Added By
Lists
CBC's Great Canadian Reading List
149 works; 5 members
Author Information
126+ Works 30,366 Members
Alice Munro was born Alice Laidlaw in Wingham, Ontario on July 10, 1931. She published her first story, The Dimensions of a Shadow, while a student at the University of Western Ontario in 1950. She left the university in 1951 to get married and start a family. In 1972 she became Writer in Residence at the University of Western Ontario. Her first show more collection, Dance of the Happy Shades, was published in 1968 and won the Governor General's Award, Canada's highest literary prize. Her other works include Lives of Girls and Women, The View from Castle Rock, Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You, Too Much Happiness, and Dear Life. She has received several awards including the Governor General's Award for fiction for Who Do You Think You Are? and The Progress of Love, the Giller Prize for Runaway in 2004, the Man Booker International Prize in 2009 for her lifetime body of work, and the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature. Her stories have appeared in numerous publications including The New Yorker, The Paris Review, and The Atlantic Monthly. Also, in 2013, her title Dear Life: Stories made The New York Times Best Seller List. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Classifications
Statistics
- Members
- 147
- Popularity
- 221,982
- Reviews
- 4
- Rating
- (4.11)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 1
