ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MUNRO
Named after Hugh Thomas Munro (1856–1919), who published a list of these in 1891.
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8 QUOTES WITH «MUNRO»
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Peggy Atwood, Alice Munro, Hugh Hood, Michael Ondaatje - these are all old friends from my early 20s.
I'm sure I've been influenced by every fine writer I've ever read, from Dickens and Austen to Auden and Jane Hirshfield. And also, the short stories of Updike, Cheever, Munro, Alice Adams, and Doris Lessing. And the plays of Oscar Wilde. And paintings by Alice Neel and Matisse.
I think the few writers who influenced me most in writing short stories are Alice Munro and Grace Paley. They're very different, and I can't do what they do, but reading them gives me hope that I'll learn something from them.
Alice Munro is a particular kind of short story writer in that she writes long, character-driven short stories.
I love contemporary North American fiction and short fiction. My favorite writer is Jonathan Franzen, and my favorite writers of short fiction are George Saunders and Alice Munro.
Alice Munro is not only revered, she is cherished, her stories handled lovingly, turned over and over, gazed at and studied and breathed in with something approaching awe. She has never, over the years, written the way any of her contemporaries have.
I'm kind of a mash-up of taste - Graham Greene and Jane Austen; W.G. Sebald and Alice Munro.
It wasn't until I started to read short stories - by people like Alice Munro, Mavis Gallant, John Updike... Eudora Welty - that I became excited about the possibilities of writing.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MUNRO»
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Moments of change, chance encounters, the twist of fate that leads a person to a new way of thinking or being: the stories in Dear Life build to form a radiant, indelible portrait of just how dangerous and strange ordinary life can be.
This guide to all of Scotland's Munros details the new list of 285 peaks and their localities, Gaelic pronunciation, height, and climbing routes with times for both ascent and descent.
This is the first full-length study of Alice Munro's work to be published in Britain. Highlights Munro's distinctive storytelling methods where everything becomes both 'touchable and mysterious'.
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One Good Run: The Legend of Burt
Munro
Essays explore the short story writer's focus on themes including complicity, friendship, gender relations, and the natural world.
“Runaway” is the first story in this stunning collection, sure to be a runaway success. All of the eight stories here are new, published in book form for the first time.
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Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage
As always, Alice Munro surprises us. While the nine stories in this new collection could not be written by anyone else, they are subtly different.
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Lives of Mothers & Daughters: Growing Up with Alice
Munro
In Lives of Mothers and Daughters, she reveals what it was like to grow up with a mother of such tremendous renown. At the core of the book lies a loving and intimate biography of Alice, presented as only a daughter can.
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Alice
Munro's Best: Selected Stories
This is a book to read slowly, savouring each story. It deserves a place in every Canadian book-lover’s library. From the Hardcover edition.
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Effective Child Protection
It is to be hoped that it will enjoy an even wider readership' - Child Abuse Review This new edition is essential reading for anyone concerned with improving child protection practice.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MUNRO»
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Munro departs for Black Caps duty
COLIN Munro's time with the county has come to an end following his call-up for the New Zealand squad's tour of South Africa. The big-hitting ... «Worcester Observer, Jul 15»
Laura Kuenssberg confirmed as new BBC Political Editor after …
Mr Munro first broke the news with a tweet that started "breaking media news" at about 3.30pm. However, one Twitter user managed to capture ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
Fort munro: 20 injured as bus falls into ravine
Fort munro: 20 injured as bus falls into ravine ... had gone visiting the Fort Munro resort when their bus fell into the ravine near the Fort Munro ... «The Express Tribune, Jul 15»
Passenger found guilty of groping girl on Yeovil to Exeter train
David Munro got onto the early morning train with the girl and despite there being dozens of spare seats he moved to sit next to her. She was ... «Exeter Express and Echo, Jul 15»
Munro made head of FI at RBS
LONDON, July 21 (IFR) - RBS has made Doug Munro head of financial institutions, debt capital markets for UK and Ireland. He currently works ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
P&M: Munro moves to head of FIG at RBS
P&M: Munro moves to head of FIG at RBS. 21 July 2015. This content is only available to IFRe.com subscribers. This content is available to IFRe.com ... «International Financing Review, Jul 15»
Canada Post reveals stamp celebrating Huron County author
Canada Post issued a collectible stamp on July 10 to celebrate the contributions that author Alice Munro has made to the literary world. «Goderich Signal Star, Jul 15»
Schoolgirl tells court of alleged sexual assault on Yeovil to Exeter train
David Munro is alleged to have told her she looked 'really hot' and carried on touching her even though she told him she was 15 and was ... «Exeter Express and Echo, Jul 15»
Capital tablet maker raises sweet sum for army
Margaret Munro, from Loanhead, has turned her tablet-making skills into a cottage industry to provide funds to help wounded, sick and injured ... «Edinburgh Evening News, Jul 15»
SHANTAL MUNRO-KNIGHT: Threat required a response
I WAITED AND WAITED. I am still certain I missed it, because in my mind, for something not to have been said signals a descent into a type of ... «Nation News, Jul 15»
