内容简介
AliceMunro'sterritoryisthefarmsandsemi-ruraltownsofsouth-westernOntario.Describedbyoneofherpeersasgoingaroundwitha'delicate,ruefulsmileandawickedpen',shesaysofherself:'IguessthatmaybeasawriterI'mkindofananachronism...becauseIwriteaboutplaceswhereyourrootsareandmostpeopledon'tlivethatkindoflifeanymoreatall.Mostwriters,probably,thewriterswhoaremostintunewithourtime,writeaboutplacesthathavenotexturebecausethisiswheremostofuslive.'Inthesepowerfultalesshebringsthelandscapeofherchildhoodbacktolifeasshedealswiththeself-discoveryandguiltofthosecaughtinanarrowexistence.Andinsensitivelyexploringthelivesofordinarymenandwomen,shemakesusawareoftheuniversalnatureoftheirfears,sorrowsandaspirations.
作者简介
AliceMunrogrewupinWingham,Ontario,andattendedtheUniversityofWesternOntario.Shehaspublishedelevennewcollectionsofstories-DanceoftheHappyShades;SomethingI'veBeenMeaningtoTellYou;TheBeggarMaid;TheMoonsofJupiter;TheProgressofLove;FriendofMyYouth;OpenSecrets;TheLoveofaGoodWoman;Hateship,Friendship,Courtship,Loveship,Marriage;Runaway;andavolumeofSelectedStories-aswellasanovel,LivesofGirlsandWomen.Duringherdistinguishedcareershehasbeentherecipientofmanyawardsandprizes,includingtheManBookerInternationalPrize,threeofCanada'sGovernorGeneral'sLiteraryAwardsandtwoofitsGillerPrizes,theReaAwardfortheShortStory,theLannanLiteraryAward,England'sW.H.SmithBookAward,theUnitedStates'NationalBookCriticsCircleAward,andtheEdwardMacDowellMedalinliterature.HerstorieshaveappearedinTheNewYorker,TheAtlanticMonthly,TheParisReview,andotherpublications,andhercollectionshavebeentranslatedintothirteenlanguages.AliceMunrodivideshertimebetweenClinton,Ontario,nearLakeHuron,andComox,BritishColumbia.艾丽丝·门罗（AliceMunro，1931.07.10~），加拿大女作家，被称为“加拿大的契科夫”。艾丽丝·门罗1931年生于加拿大加拿大渥太华，大部分时间都在这个安静的城市度过，少女时代即开始写小说。门罗以短篇小说见长，截至2013年10月，创作了11部短篇小说集和1部类似故事集的长篇小说。1968年，门罗发表第一部短篇小说集《快乐影子舞》(DanceoftheHappyShades)，并获得加拿大总督文学奖。其代表作有《好荫凉之舞》和《逃离》。门罗多次获奖，其中包括三次加拿大总督奖，两次吉勒奖，以及英联邦作家奖、欧亨利奖、笔会马拉穆德奖和美国全国书评人奖等。2009年获得第三届布克国际奖。2013年10月10日，艾丽丝·门罗获得2013年诺贝尔文学奖，获奖理由是：“当代短篇小说大师。”爱丽丝·门罗是诺贝尔文学奖历史上获此殊荣的第13位女性作家。
