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Alice Munro

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Key facts

Full name Alice Ann Munro[2]
Born 10 July 1931, Wingham, Ontario, Canada[1]
Died 13 May 2024, Port Hope, Ontario[3]
Occupation Short story writer[2]
Nobel Prize in Literature 2013[2]

Alice Munro was a Canadian short story writer and Nobel Prize in Literature winner, born in 1931 and died in 2024. She is primarily known for her short stories, often set in small-town Canada, and won the Nobel Prize in 2013.

Context

Alice Munro was a Canadian short story writer and Nobel Prize in Literature winner. She was born in Wingham, Ontario, in 1931 and died in Port Hope, Ontario, in 2024 [1]. Her writing career was almost exclusively short story–based, and her stories often use small-town Canadian settings [4]. She won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013, becoming the first Canadian to do so [5]. Her first collection, Dance of the Happy Shades, appeared in 1968 [6]. She also received three Governor General's Awards and the 2009 Man Booker International Prize [6].

Documented claims

  • Alice Munro was the first Canadian to win the Nobel Prize for literature. [5]
  • Her first collection of short stories was Dance of the Happy Shades (1968). [6]
  • She received the 2009 Man Booker International Prize. [6]

Questions and answers

What is Alice Munro's most famous book?

Her first collection of short stories, Dance of the Happy Shades (1968), is a notable work [6].

What happened to Alice Munro?

Alice Munro died on 13 May 2024 in Port Hope, Ontario [3].

What makes Alice Munro so special?

She is primarily known for short stories, a rare focus, and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013 [4].

What did Alice Munro win the Nobel Prize for?

She won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013, becoming the first Canadian to receive that honour [5].

Sources

  1. Alice Munro - LibGuides at COM Library — libguides.com.edu (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  2. Alice Munro – Biographical — nobelprize.org (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  3. Alice Munro — thecanadianencyclopedia.ca (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  4. Alice Munro - Nobel Prize Winners — biography.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  5. Alice Munro (1931 ‒ 2024) - Canada.cawww.canada.ca › commemorations-celebrations › women-impact › arts › a... — canada.ca (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  6. Profile: Alice Munro — bbc.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)

Sources last checked August 3, 2026. · More in People