![Alice Munro: Her subject is 'simply life itself' Alice Munro: Her subject is 'simply life itself'](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2013-10/71381566311_120x90.jpg)
Alice Munro: Her subject is 'simply life itself'
There's almost certainly no living writer who inspires quite the reverence among readers and writers that Munro does.
Sun Oct 13 2013
![Munro's award is well-deserved, says Pulitzer-winning writer Smiley Munro's award is well-deserved, says Pulitzer-winning writer Smiley](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/http://img.astroawani.com/2013-10/41381465392_120x90.jpg)
Munro's award is well-deserved, says Pulitzer-winning writer Smiley
The greatness of Alice Munro is that she is always observing, always curious. The Nobel Prize honors itself by awarding her.
Fri Oct 11 2013
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Alice Munro, dubbed Canada's 'Chekhov'
The Swedish Nobel Academy honored Munro with its literature prize on Thursday, hailing her as a "master of the contemporary short story".
Thu Oct 10 2013
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Alice Munro wins Nobel Literature Prize
The Swedish Academy honoured Munro, 82, as a "master of the contemporary short story".
Thu Oct 10 2013