Oh, Canada! Alice Munro Awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize for Literature

“The said interest shall be divided into five equal parts, which shall be apportioned as follows: /- – -/ one part to the person who shall have produced in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction …”

(Excerpt from the will of Alfred Nobel)

As you’ve probably already heard, Canadian author Alice Munro is the winner of this year’s Nobel Prize for Literature. Originally from Wingham, Ontario, Munro is one of only thirteen women to be honoured with the prestigious award, and the first Canadian. Whether you’re already a fan of her work, or even if you’ve never picked up an Alice Monro book, come on into the library and pick up one of her many works that we have on our shelves.

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