Appreciations of Alice Munro.

MUNRO, Alice, 1931-; LITERARY style; NOVELISTS; AUTHORS; GEOGRAPHY

This article presents information on the literary style of novelist Alice Munro based on the descriptions given by several writers and her friends. Novelist Michael Cunningham describes Munro as a writer who has the ability to tell large stories of people whose lives are outwardly small. Novelist Russell Banks says that Munro knows how to invite readers into her fictional world. According to Pamela Wallin, Canadian consul general to New York, the stories of Munro convey aspects of Canadian geography and culture.