Alice Munro wins Nobel Prize for Literature

Writer Alice Munro won the Nobel Literature Prize for her short stories that focus on the frailties of the human condition. She is the 13th woman to win the coveted award, and the first Canadian. The Swedish Academy describes Munro, 82, as a “master of the contemporary short story”, a genre that has only rarely been honored with the world’s most prestigious literary award. It hailed her “finely tuned storytelling, which is characterized by clarity and psychological realism. Some critics consider her a Canadian Chekhov.” Her works include “Who Do You Think You Are?” (1978), “The Moons of Jupiter” (1982), “Runaway” (2004), “The View from Castle Rock” (2006) and “Too Much Happiness” (2009). Her most recent collection is “Dear Life” (2012). Last year, the award went to Chinese novelist Mo Yan.

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