Alice Munro, the revered Canadian author who started writing short stories because she did not think she had the time or the talent to master novels, then stubbornly dedicated her long career to churning out psychologically dense stories that dazzled the literary world and earned her the Nobel Prize in Literature, died on Monday night at her home in Ontario. She was 92.
Her tales, many focused on women coping with complex desires, were eagerly received by readers, attracting a new generation. Munro's stories, often set in rural southwestern Ontario, masterfully combined ordinary people with extraordinary themes, reaching a level of intimacy usually reserved for novels.
Alice Munro's stories were widely considered unparalleled, showcasing exquisite craftsmanship, precision in storytelling, and characters so robust that readers felt an intimate connection. Her work was praised as nearly perfect, despite her early struggles with self-confidence in the competitive literary world.
Joyce Carol Oates hailed Munro's stories for their dense moral, emotional, and historical depth, akin to the essence found in other writers' novels. Munro's narrative compactness was achieved through skilled craftsmanship and a meticulous use of language.
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