An international literary event: Ten new stories from a beloved and award-winning author. This stunning collection of new stories demonstrates once again why Alice Munro is celebrated as a pre-eminent master of the short story. While some of the stories are traditional, set in "Alice Munro Country" in Ontario or in B.C., dealing with ordinary women's lives, others have a new, sharper edge. They involve child murders, strange sex, and a terrifying home invasion. By way of astonishing variety, the title story, set in ...
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An international literary event: Ten new stories from a beloved and award-winning author. This stunning collection of new stories demonstrates once again why Alice Munro is celebrated as a pre-eminent master of the short story. While some of the stories are traditional, set in "Alice Munro Country" in Ontario or in B.C., dealing with ordinary women's lives, others have a new, sharper edge. They involve child murders, strange sex, and a terrifying home invasion. By way of astonishing variety, the title story, set in Victorian Europe, follows the last journey from France to Sweden of a famous Russian mathematician. This daring, superb collection proves that Alice Munro will always surprise you.
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Collectible: Very Good in Fine jacket. Size: 6x1x9; Almost new hardback and jacket. No owners' names or labels. Jacket is in clear protective cover. Text is clean, unmarked. First edition, 1st printing. Full number line with "1". (Shelf location: N2) Books are carefully sealed in waterproof mailers and then boxed to prevent damage during transit.
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Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0771065299. Stiff unmarked book with just a slight tilt to binding; in crisp dust jacket; 9.10 X 6 X 1.20 inches; 320 pages.
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New in New jacket. Book A 2009 1st/1st book of short stories by the Nobel Prize and Man Booker award winner. It looks new and unread. The short story "Free Radicals" has been optioned by Miramax with Xia Magnus at the helm. Bren-Books specializes in 1st edition books into film.
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pp. 303. 8vo. Edgewear, pencil impression to front free endpaper, contents clean, binding sound. Dustjacket shows general rubbing, a closed 2" tear at rear joint, and creases to flaps.
Don't be fooled by the title - the themes of the short stories are dark and deep. A good discussion (our book club members are fearless!) helps sort out the message and the genius of Alice Munro in probing the inner workings of the psych especially in times of trauma.
