Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-166) and index.
Introduction; CHAPTER 1 She Begins Her Career; CHAPTER 2 Something Different, a Novel; CHAPTER 3 Her First Masterpieces; CHAPTER 4 Her First Signature Book; CHAPTER 5 Another Uneven Collection; CHAPTER 6 Another Solid Collection; CHAPTER 7 Reaching Higher Peaks; CHAPTER 8 A Plateau; CHAPTER 9 A Step Upward; CHAPTER 10 Her Best Book Yet; CHAPTER 11 A Slight Step Backward; CHAPTER 12 A Slip Backward; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
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As a short-story writer, Alice Munro has achieved high critical and popular regard in both her native Canada and in the United States. Indeed, Munro has been adopted by the entire English-speaking world as one of its own, and her work has received many awards and honors. In the U.S., she is roundly regarded as one of the best-if not the best-contemporary writers of the short story, and one of the greatest living fiction writers. Here, Brad Hooper takes readers through her fiction, work by work, discussing the themes, forms, techniques, and styles she employs to make her work come alive.