Name: Runaway
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Author: Alice Munro
ISBN: 9780099472254

Type

Physical Book

Author

Alice Munro

Publisher

Vintage

Synopsis "Runaway "

The matchless Munro makes art out of everyday lives in this dazzling new collection. At its centre are three stories connected into one marvellously rich narrative about Juliet - who escapes from teaching at a girls' school and throws herself into a wild and passionate love match. Here are men and women of wildly different times and circumstances, their lives made vividly palpable by the nuance and empathy of Munro's writing. "Runaway" is about the power and betrayals of love, about lost children, lost chances. There is pain and desolation beneath the surface, like a needle in the heart, which makes these stories more powerful and compelling than anything she has written.

Alice Munro

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Alice Munro, born in 1931 in Ontario, Canada, is one of the most influential writers in contemporary literature, recognized for her mastery in the short story. Her stories, set in small towns, explore the complexity of human emotions, with a special focus on the experiences and dilemmas of women.

Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013, Munro has been praised for her precise and evocative style, which turns the everyday into the extraordinary. Among her most notable works are Runaway, The Lives of Girls and Women, and Dear Life, books that have marked a milestone in world literature.

The legacy of Alice Munro transcends generations, inspiring writers and readers with her ability to capture the most intimate details of the human condition.

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