Canadian Author Alice Munro and Nobel Laureate Passed Away at Age of 92:

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Category : Obituaries Published on: May 16 2024

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Canadian author Alice Munro and Nobel laureate passed away at the age of 92. She wrote short stories for more than 60 years, often focusing on life in rural Canada.
She was often compared to Russian writer Anton Chekhov for the insight and compassion found in her stories.
Munro was recipient of the Nobel Prize for literature in 2013.

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Canadian Author Alice Munro and Nobel Laureate Passed Away at Age of 92: