Canadian writer Alice Munro received this prize, the Swedish Nobel Academy reported today.
(PAGE 2:) Alice Munro is this year’s winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.
It was a favorite
Munro is 82 years old and comes from Canada. She wrote a number of short story collections, such as “The Beggar Girl”, “The View from Castle Rock” and “To muche lykke”. Several books have been translated into Norwegian. Munro is considered one of the world’s greatest short story writers.
It’s no big surprise that Munro will receive the award this year. Along with Haruki Murakami, she was the bookmakers’ favorite.
Read more: Murakami and Munro favorites for literature prize
Photo: Gyldendal Norsk Forlag
Bookstore open
Munro published his first short story in 1950, at the age of 19. At the time, she was studying English at the University of Western Ontario.
In 1963, she and her then-husband opened Munro’s Books in Victoria. This store eventually became a well-known store in Canada and is still a popular bookstore.
She published her first collection of short stories, Dance of the Happy Shades, in 1968, to good reviews. Later, there were 13 more books, and the books were translated into 13 languages. His most recent book, “Bare Lifet,” was published last year.
Filmed
In 2009, Munro was awarded the Man Booker International Prize. She has also received numerous other literary awards.
The 2006 film Away from Her, which earned Julie Christie an Academy Award nomination, is based on one of Munro’s short stories.
See three Munro interviews here:
This case was first published on 10/10, 2013.
