Alice Munro (1931-2024) had her first short stories published in the 1950s. From then until 2012, she continued to practice this literary form.
These stories were translated into many languages and were compared to those of such writers as Anton Chekhov. For them, Munro won Governor-General’s awards, Giller Prizes, the Mann Booker International Prize, and the Nobel Prize.
When Munro died, she and her works were celebrated. Shortly after, however, a daughter from her first marriage publicized the sexual abuse that she had suffered at the hands of her mother’s second husband, and how Munro had reacted in an insensitive way when she was informed.
This course will, first, analyze six stories from Munro’s collections published between 1968 and 2012; second, discuss relationships between an author and his/her fiction; and, third, question these relationships as they pertain to Alice Munro and who we think she is.
Presenter: Mary Jane Edwards (PhD, Distinguished Research Professor at Carleton University in Canadian Literature)
4 Sessions, $60 (Includes course material) Class Size: 12
Thursdays, March 6, 13, 20 & 27th, 10:00 – Noon
Location: ElderCollege Learning Centre
