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SELECTED STORIES VOLUME TWO: 1995-2009

SELECTED STORIES VOLUME TWO: 1995-2009

ALICE MUNRO

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Publisher:
VINTAGE
Year of publication:
2021
ISBN:
978-1-78487-685-2
Pages:
448
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Covering the second half of Nobel Prize winner Alice Munro's career, these are some of the best, most touching and powerful short stories ever written. 'Munro is still one of our most fearless explorers of the human being' The Times Spanning her last five collections and bringing together her finest work from the past fifteen years, this new selection of Alice Munro's stories infuses everyday lives with a wealth of nuance and insight. Beautifully observed and remarkably crafted, written with emotion and empathy, these stories are nothing short of perfection. A masterclass in the genre, from an author who deservedly lays claim to being one of the major fiction writers of our time.

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