Alice Munro : a literary companion /
"Alice Munro, the woman's literary voice, solved one of the conundrums of science--how to quantify what happens in human interaction. Because there are no graphs or pie charts specifying proportions, she wrote fourteen collections of stories and stand-alone narratives, a wealth of fiction...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Jefferson, North Carolina :
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
2026.
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| Series: | McFarland literary companions ;
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| Summary: | "Alice Munro, the woman's literary voice, solved one of the conundrums of science--how to quantify what happens in human interaction. Because there are no graphs or pie charts specifying proportions, she wrote fourteen collections of stories and stand-alone narratives, a wealth of fiction based on matter-of-fact observation and evaluation of unfathomable consequences. To get to the core of the matter, she relied on simplicity and a lack of affectation. This book simplifies for readers, teachers, librarians, journalists, and feminists the one hundred eighty-eight works of a Canadian prodigy, a massive body of prose daunting for one person to scrutinize. One hundred A-to-Z topics survey twenty-five story collections and the author's book introductions and essays. Generous commentary by literary critics and journalists listed with affiliations offer a range of opinions about Alice's style and subject matter. Entries highlight the intangibles-parenting, achievers, sex, women, feminism, coming of age-alongside historical themes of World War II, health, religion, and Ontario. This first of its kind companion endeavors to be the most complete treatment of the Canadian writer to date"-- Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 418 pages ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781476699820 1476699828 |