Selected Stories: Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature (Ex libris)

Covering the first half of Nobel Prize winner Alice Munro's career, these are some of the best, most touching and powerful short stories ever written. 'Munro can pack more into one of her stories - more subtlety, more grace, more tender twists of the human heart - than many novelists do' Independent This first-ever selection of Alice Munro's stories sums up her genius. Her territory is the secrets that cackle beneath the façade of everyday lives, the pain and promises, loves and fears of apparently ordinary men and women whom she renders extraordinary and unforgettable. This volume brings toge ther the best of Munro's stories, from 1968 through to 1994. The second selected volume of her stories, 1995-2009 is also published by Vintage Classics. 'Few writers capture the moral ambiguities, murkiness, messiness - and joy - of relationships with as much empathy and grace as Munro' Guardian Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature Winner of the Man Booker International Prize 2009 EAN: 9781784876883 Farbverschnitt: Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen. Erscheinungsjahr: 10.06.2021 Titel der Reihe: Vintage Classics## Autoren: Munro, Alice Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: 409 Themenüberschrift: FICTION / Short Stories (single author) Keyword: short story collections; short stories; short story anthology; quick reads; literary fiction; womens fiction; canadian; award winning books; prize winning books; booker prize; nobel prize; books for women; marriage; love; relationships; dear life; fiction; novels; books fiction; good books; fiction books; contemporary fiction Fachschema: Englische Bücher / Belletristik / Roman, Erzählung~Kanadische Belletristik / Roman, Erzählung Fachkategorie: Belletristik: Erzählungen, Kurzgeschichten, Short Stories Länge: 196 mm Breite: 129 mm Höhe: 30 mm Gewicht: 304 gr Produktform: Kartoniert