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The Munros
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Munro
Every morning, in a quiet corner of the kitchen, the puzzle page from the newspaper mysteriously appears beneath Munro the cat¿s food bowl. Munro and Mouse ponder the clues. But they don't always come up with the right answers. Munro is a collection of this crossword cat¿s cartoons from Sharon Murdoch, New Zealand¿s Cartoonist of the Year for the last three years. As author Elizabeth Knox says in her introduction, `Munro is a recognisable cat who does things familiar to cat owners: the fastidious washing between his toes, the determined sleeping in a tight ball, the turned-back and ears set at an irritable horizontal, upside down papershredding, and bristling displeasure. ¿The fact the cat reads, takes mice for rides, goes iceskating, and that birds have bicycles, is the buoyant part of the art. The peculiar joy of it all!¿ This delightful treasure of a book is a must for anyone who likes cartoons, cats, puzzles, animals or little worlds.
Alice Munro: Paradox and Parallel
Beginning with her earliest, uncollected stories, W.R. Martin critically examines Alice Munro's writing career. He discusses influences on Munro and presents an overview of the prominent features of her art: the typical protagonist, the development of her narrative technique, and the dialectic that involves paradoxes and parallels.
The Fiction of Alice Munro
As a short-story writer, Alice Munro has achieved high critical and popular regard in both her native Canada and in the United States. Indeed, Munro has been adopted by the entire English-speaking world as one of its own, and her work has received many awards and honors. In the U.S., she is roundly regarded as one of the best—if not the best—contemporary writers of the short story, and one of the greatest living fiction writers. Here, Brad Hooper takes readers through her fiction, work by work, discussing the themes, forms, techniques, and styles she employs to make her work come alive. Munro has founded her own brand of the short story: longer than traditionally practiced in the short-story form and encompassing broader time frames. Her stories are primarily character studies that explore the impact of physical and mental isolation in adolescence, middle age, and into elder years. Hooper traces Munro's evolving definition of the short story form and surveys the fiction in an effort to elucidate the works for newcomers and enthusiasts alike.
Stars Collide
It's tough growing up in the spotlight and Freya Easter has had to do just that. Being part of the Conor family, who are Hollywood acting royalty, has meant that every aspect of her family's life has been played out in the spotlight. Despite her own fame, Freya has managed to keep one aspect of her life out of the public eye. However, a new job on the hit show Front Line, and a storyline that pairs her with the gorgeous Jordan Elllis, may mean that Freya's secret is about to come out.In a world of glitz and glamor Jordan Ellis has come to the conclusion that all that glitters is not gold. She has become disillusioned with relationships and, longing for a deeper connection, is surprised when it comes in the form of a most unexpected package.Whilst their on-screen counterparts begin a romantic journey, Freya and Jordan also find themselves on a pathway towards each other.
Reading Alice Munro’s Breakthrough Books
What in terms of Alice Munro’s creative artistry and creative power allowed her to become the first and only short story writer, the first and only Canadian, and just the thirteenth woman in history to win the Nobel Prize in Literature? And exactly when during Munro’s career did her artistry and power advance to ensure that she would earn such world-wide renown? The answers lie in studying the boldly innovative yet greatly under-examined group of her four mid-career breakthrough books. Our volume therefore provides a carefully orchestrated analysis of Munro’s subtle yet potent handling of form, technique and style both within individual stories and across these special collections. Reading Alice Munro’s Breakthrough Books: A Suite in Four Voices not only addresses a significant vacancy in Munro criticism – and, by extension, in all short story criticism – but, equally importantly, offers an exciting new model for how criticism can be collectively written.
