“Haven” Alice Munro

2014-03-20T19:56:42-04:00

A young narrator, away from home for the first time, is in a unique position to comment on a world that seems new and fresh to her and yet there are many situations which the reader recognizes as familiar and patterns which she, as an older adult, also recognizes.

“Haven” Alice Munro2014-03-20T19:56:42-04:00

“Gravel” Alice Munro

2014-03-20T19:56:48-04:00

As is often the case with Alice Munro's story stories, details that a reader might overlook in everyday life take on a new significance. Take, for instance, gravel. Small chips of stone, one thinks. And, yet, gravel is actually "a loose aggregation of small water-worn or pounded stones". Although the pit

“Gravel” Alice Munro2014-03-20T19:56:48-04:00

“Leaving Maverley” Alice Munro

2014-03-20T19:56:58-04:00

Paradoxically, Morgan Holly, owner of the Capital movie theatre in Maverley, who occupies the opening scene of this short story does not leave the town, but all of the other characters in this tale do leave Maverley. Random House, 2012 "And before long he found himself outside, pretending

“Leaving Maverley” Alice Munro2014-03-20T19:56:58-04:00

“Amundsen” Alice Munro

2020-10-20T09:36:07-04:00

Beginning with an arrival and ending with a departure, readers might think "Amundsen" a more conventionally told tale. Random House, 2012 (Thinking about the last story, "To Reach Japan", which began with a departure and ended with an arrival, I mean.) And, yet, both this arrival and departure

“Amundsen” Alice Munro2020-10-20T09:36:07-04:00

“To Reach Japan” Alice Munro

2014-03-20T19:57:17-04:00

"To Reach Japan" begins with a departure and ends with an arrival. McClelland & Stewart - Random House, 2012 That is not commonly how it goes, but it's not unusual in the territory of Alice Munro's stories, which often begin in the present and work backwards to the

“To Reach Japan” Alice Munro2014-03-20T19:57:17-04:00
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