37.2 | 2015
Alice Munro
This issue devoted to the work of the Canadian short story writer Alice Munro comprises eight original essays and the full transcript of an interview Munro granted Eleanor Wachtel in 2004. The essays focus on two Munrovian themes: the practice of everyday life – discards, everyday discourse, family quarrels – and cracks – secrets, dissonances, and wounds. Insisting that Munro writes for dear life, they show that her stories actually offer a reflection on the reconstructive work that language allows for life to continue.
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Alice Munro: Writing for Dear Life. Introduction [Full text]
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A Note on Utrecht Allegory [Full text]
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“Home” and the Narrative of an Impossible Nostos [Full text]
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Alice Munro’s Legacy: The “Finale” of Dear Life [Full text]
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Interview by Eleanor Wachtel, Writers & Company [Full text]
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