An international literary event: Ten new stories from a beloved and award-winning author.This stunning collection of new stories demonstrates once again why Alice Munro is celebrated as a pre-eminent master of the short story. While some of the stories are traditional, set in Alice Munro Country in Ontario or in B.C., dealing with ordinary womens lives, others have a new, sharper edge. They involve child murders, strange sex, and a terrifying home invasion. By way of astonishing variety, the title story, set in Victorian Europe, follows the last journey from France to Sweden of a famous Russian mathematician. This daring, superb collection proves that Alice Munro will always surprise you.From the Hardcover edition.
| ISBN: | 9781551993058 |
| Publication date: | 25th August 2009 |
| Author: | Munro, Alice |
| Publisher: | McClelland & Stewart |
| Format: | Ebook (Epub) |