Alice Munro, Nobel Prize in Literature

The Nobel Prize in Literature 2013 was awarded to 82 year-old Canadian Alice Munro, "master of the contemporary short story." Earlier this year she had announced her intention to retire. Munro, however, did not attend the ceremony, which took place earlier this month (Dec 10), due to health reasons. Her acceptance speech was substituted with the video interview below. Watch the first five minutes to learn about the significance of The Little Mermaid in her career.

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For basic information about the writer, read the top 10 things you need to know about her, according to The Guardian. You can also see this New York Times slide show. If you want more, read this profile.

To get a taste of Munro's writing, here's a link to one of her stories published online:

Amundsen (The New Yorker, August 27, 2012)

These collections are available at our library:

• Lives of Girls and Women (1971)
• Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage (2001)