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In 2013, Munro was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, cited as a "master of the contemporary short story". [21] [22] [23] She was the first Canadian and the 13th woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. [24] Munro had a longtime association with editor and publisher Douglas Gibson. [25]
The 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Canadian writer Alice Munro (1931–2024) as "master of the contemporary short story." [1] She was the first Canadian and the 13th woman to receive the prize. [2] [3] [4] [5]
The award is presented in Stockholm at an annual ceremony on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death. [4] As of 2024, the Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to 121 individuals. [5] 18 women have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, the second highest number of any of the Nobel Prizes behind the Nobel Peace Prize. [6] [7] As ...
Nobel laureate Alice Munro, the Canadian literary giant who became one of the world’s most esteemed contemporary authors and one of history's most honored short story writers, has died at age 92.
Alice Munro, the Nobel and prize-winning Canadian author of short story collections and novels including “Lives of Girls and Women” and “The Love of a Good Woman,” died Monday night at her ...
This is a list of Nobel Prize laureates by country. Listings for Economics refer to the related Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. The Nobel Prizes and the Prize in Economic Sciences have been awarded 577 times to 889 recipients, of which 26 awards (all Peace Prizes) were to organizations. Due to some recipients receiving multiple ...
Pages in category "Canadian Nobel laureates" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Sidney Altman; B.
Short story writer Alice Munro won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013. This group, along with Nobel Laureate Alice Munro, who has been called the best living writer of short stories in English, [10] were part of a 'new wave' of Canadian writers, some starting their careers in the 1950s. The first to elevate Canadian Literature to the world ...