Facts about Alice Munro
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Munro's stories have been translated into 16 languages, with her work appearing in The New Yorker magazine more frequently than any other short story writer in the publication's history.
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At age 82, Alice Munro announced her retirement from writing in 2013, the same year she won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Munro's first marriage to James Munro lasted 20 years before they divorced in 1976, during her peak creative period as a writer.
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Munro's short story The Bear Came Over the Mountain was adapted into the 2006 film Away from Her, directed by Sarah Polley and starring Julie Christie.
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Alice Munro's 1968 debut collection Dance of the Happy Shades won the Governor General's Award when she was 37 years old, launching her celebrated literary career.
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In 1986, Alice Munro's collection The Progress of Love became her first book to win the prestigious Booker Prize shortlist recognition in the United Kingdom.
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Munro's 1978 collection Who Do You Think You Are? won the Governor General's Award, Canada's highest literary honor, establishing her prominence in her home country.
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During her 50-year writing career, Alice Munro published 14 short story collections between 1968 and 2012, earning her international recognition as a master of the form.
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Born in 1931 in Wingham, Ontario, Alice Munro spent her formative years in rural southwestern Ontario, which became the primary setting for her short story collections.
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The 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature went to Alice Munro, making her the first Canadian-born author to receive this honor.