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Alice Munro

Alice Munro (1931–2024) was a Canadian writer, screenwriter and novelist.

Also recorded as Alice Ann Munro; Alice Ann Laidlaw Munro; Alice Laidlaw; Alice Anne Munro.

Overview

Recorded at birth as Alice Ann Laidlaw.

Born at Wingham in 1931, died at Port Hope in 2024.

In detail

Alice Munro studied at University of Western Ontario. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is literary activity, prose and short story. John Updike is recorded as an influence.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Clinton and Ontario. Membership is recorded of American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Royal Society of Literature.

Works named in the authority record are Too Much Happiness, Dear Life and Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You.

Distinctions recorded are Nobel Prize in Literature, Order of Ontario, International Booker Prize and Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Alice Munro”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q234819: Alice Munro

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