Canadian writer Alice Munro won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2013

The female author is famous for her short story series honored by the Swedish Academy.

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The 2013 Nobel Prize for Literature was announced by Peter Englund, the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, at the Institute's headquarters in Stockholm, at 18:00 on October 10 (Hanoi time).

In a brief statement, Peter Englund called the female Canadian writer "the master of contemporary short stories" . Even in an interview with the press after his announcement, Englund also gave good words to talk about Munro: "Small people, big hearts".

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Female writer Alice Munro

Previously, Alice Munro was also one of the top names that were expected to win the Nobel 2013. With the victory of Alice Munro, the Swedish Academy abolished the "tradition " only honoring the authors of sub-genres. theory.

Alice Munro's full name is Alice Ann Munro. She was born in 1931 in Ontario, Canada. Munro's works draw from the very life of the small town where she lives. Alice Munro often focuses on writing about social and life issues. She paid attention to details, built up ingenious characters and made unpredictable endings. She is often compared to Russian short story master Anton Chekhov. Alice Munro's work includes episodes of short stories "Dance of the Happy Shades", "Selected Stories" . In Vietnam, she is known for her "Running away" story.

The actress won the International Book Book Award in 2009, three times Canada's Governor General and many other literary awards.

Alice Munro was honored, and the famous Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami continued to be "ungainly" with the Nobel Prize. In recent years, Murakami has always been appreciated for this prestigious award but the results are "empty".