And the Nobel prize for literature 2013...

owly · 10-10-2013, 07:09 AM

..goes to Alice Munro http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Munro

Press release in English http://nobel.svenskaakademien.se/press_en.html

llcj · 10-10-2013, 07:13 AM

Great news!

Congratulations to Alice Munro.

kennyc · 10-10-2013, 07:15 AM

Hmmm.......

I keep trying to read her work and it just doesn't connect with me...

tubemonkey · 10-10-2013, 07:29 AM

Never heard of her.

owly · 10-10-2013, 07:50 AM

She's known for her short stories and she's written since the 60's.

taming · 10-10-2013, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Never heard of her.

That doesn't surprise me. When I moved from the US to Canada 13 years ago, I discovered some amazing authors I had never heard of when I lived in the states. I had actually read Alice Munro and a few others when I lived "down south" but wow, it was terrific to have a whole country's worth of lit to discover.

Dr. Drib · 10-10-2013, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Never heard of her.

One of the best short story writers in the world.

Don

ProfCrash · 10-10-2013, 09:16 AM

Any recommendations? I just ordered on collection but if there are folks who have a favorite book (collection of her short stories) please share them. She has written quite a bit.

Thanks in advance.

Dr. Drib · 10-10-2013, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by ProfCrash

Any recommendations? I just ordered on collection but if there are folks who have a favorite book (collection of her short stories) please share them. She has written quite a bit.

Thanks in advance.

One heartbreaking and beautiful story (about Alzheimer's Disease) is the slim volume (about 70-odd pages), titled "Away From Her." (This was also made into a film, which I have not seen.)

The story above is apparently in the collection published by Everyman's Library, and is titled "Carried Away- A Selection of Stories," but I don't own that volume in any form. I don't know if it's available as an ebook or not.

Another volume, "Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage: Stories," is a wonderful collection of short stories.

Really, all her books that I've read are beautiful gems of literary fiction.

I don't think you can go wrong with any of her short story collections. They're currently expensive, however, and are in the price range pushing $10.00 - but worth it if you enjoy the best of contempory, literary fiction.

Don

llcj · 10-10-2013, 09:58 AM

Also a good place to start is Lives of Girls and Women. While it is a collection of short stories, it reads like a novel.

Greg Anos · 10-10-2013, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

One of the best short story writers in the world.

Don

Better than Harlan Ellison?

kennyc · 10-10-2013, 11:13 AM

Ellison's a wanker....

Greg Anos · 10-10-2013, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Ellison's a wanker....

Maybe so, but he has a tremendous body of superb work behind him...

Dr. Drib · 10-10-2013, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

Better than Harlan Ellison?

I'll take your question seriously, since you have no smileys attached.

I enjoy reading Ellison's work, although I often find his fiction less than profound. As a genre writer, he is excellent; but as a literary writer, he only rarely rises above the ghetto of genre fiction, which is probably true of all fiction anyway.

As far as what I know about the man, my knowledge only goes as far as what I hear on the internet, in that he appears to be a real ass and has been dying for the past few years.

(Aren't we all.)

Alice Munro is a serious literary writer, and is much admired for her work. I admire her greatly, which is the reason I collect her books.

Don

Synamon · 10-10-2013, 04:56 PM

Many of her short stories have been published by The New Yorker over the years. You can access them via their website and quite a few don't require a subscription.

ETA: Sorry, tapatalk crashed. Here' s a link to The New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/search?sort...uery=&rows=10&

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owly Guru Posts: 729 Karma: 3822612 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sweden Device: Paperwhite 2, Kobo Aura H2O	And the Nobel prize for literature 2013... ..goes to Alice Munro http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Munro Press release in English http://nobel.svenskaakademien.se/press_en.html Last edited by owly; 10-10-2013 at 07:51 AM.

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Synamon Lunatic Posts: 1,691 Karma: 4386372 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Land of the Loonie Device: Kindle Paperwhite and Keyboard, Kobo Aura, iPad mini, iPod Touch	Many of her short stories have been published by The New Yorker over the years. You can access them via their website and quite a few don't require a subscription. ETA: Sorry, tapatalk crashed. Here' s a link to The New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/search?sort...uery=&rows=10& Last edited by Synamon; 10-10-2013 at 05:00 PM.

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llcj Addict Posts: 250 Karma: 883854 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Canada Device: kobo touch	Great news! Congratulations to Alice Munro.

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kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,897 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Hmmm....... I keep trying to read her work and it just doesn't connect with me...

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tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,762 Karma: 158733736 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	Never heard of her.

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owly Guru Posts: 729 Karma: 3822612 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sweden Device: Paperwhite 2, Kobo Aura H2O	She's known for her short stories and she's written since the 60's.

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ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	Any recommendations? I just ordered on collection but if there are folks who have a favorite book (collection of her short stories) please share them. She has written quite a bit. Thanks in advance.

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llcj Addict Posts: 250 Karma: 883854 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Canada Device: kobo touch	Also a good place to start is Lives of Girls and Women. While it is a collection of short stories, it reads like a novel.

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kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,897 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Ellison's a wanker....