Munro, Alice

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Name
Munro, Alice Gender: F
born on 10 July 1931 at 21:00 (= 9:00 PM )
Place Wingham, Canada, 43n53, 81w19
Timezone EST h5w (is standard time)
Data source
From memory
Rodden Rating A
Collector: McKay-Clements
Astrology data s_su.18.gif s_cancol.18.gif 17°49' s_mo.18.gif s_taucol.18.gif 22°28 Asc.s_aqucol.18.gif 04°59'



Biography

Canadian short-story writer, winner of the prestigious Man Booker International Prize for her body of work in 2009. She has three times been awarded the Governor General Award for Fiction. Inspired by Eudora Welty’s stories, Munro's stories convey the complexities of and relationships in particular and life in general.

She is married to her second husband, a retired geographer, and has three daughters.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Events

  • Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1968 (Story, "Happy Shades")
  • Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1978 (Story, "Who Do You Think You Are")
  • Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1986 (Story, "The Progress of Love")
  • Work : Prize 2009 (Man Booker Award)

Source Notes

John McKay-Clements quotes her, "I think it was 9:00 PM," given in The Canadian Astrology Collection.

Categories

  • Vocation : Writers : Fiction (Short stories)
  • Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession (Internationally anthologized)
  • Notable : Awards : Vocational award (Governor's General Award for Fiction X3)
  • Lifestyle : Work : Work alone/ Singular role
  • Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages (Two)
  • Family : Parenting : Kids 1-3 (Three)

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