Alice biography munro

1931-2024

Who Was Alice Munro?

Canadian writer Alice Munro was a master of the short story and won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2013.

Growing up in the 1930s and ’40s in rural Ontario, Munro aspired to become a writer and was determined to do so even after having to drop out of college because she couldn’t afford it. Her first book of short stories, Dance of the Happy Shades, was published in 1968 when she was 37.

What did alice munro win the nobel prize for

Acclaim arrived in spectacular fashion and continued throughout her career as she won the top Canadian book award, the 2009 Man Booker International Prize, and the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature. Munro died at age 92 in May 2024.

Quick Facts

FULL NAME: Alice Ann Munro
BORN: July 10, 1931
DIED: May 13, 2024
BIRTHPLACE: Wingham, Canada
SPOUSES: James Munro (1951-1973) and Gerald Fremlin (1976-2013)
CHILDREN: Sheila, Catherine, Jenny, and Andrea
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Cancer

Early Life of an Aspiring Author

Alice Munro was born Alice Ann Laidlaw on