Alice Munro: A Literary Companion

By Mary Ellen Snodgrass

Author Alice Munro (1931-2024) solved one of the conundrums of science--how to quantify what happens in human interaction. She wrote 14 collections of stories and stand-alone narratives based on matter-of-fact observation and evaluation of unfathomable consequences, relying on simplicity and a lack of affectation. This book explores 188 works of a Canadian prodigy via 100 A-to-Z topics surveying her story collections, book introductions, and essays. Generous commentary by literary critics and journalists offer a range of opinions about Munro's style and subject matter. Entries highlight the intangibles--parenting, achievers, sex, women, feminism, coming of age--alongside historical themes of World War II, health, religion, and Ontario. This unique companion provides the most complete treatment of the Canadian writer to date.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476699828
• ISBN13: 9781476699820
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 426 Pages
• Weight: 1.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up