Munro
Alice (Laid·law) [leyd-law], /ˈleɪdˌlɔ/, born 1931, Canadian short-story writer.
H(ector) H(ugh) "Saki", 1870–1916, Scottish novelist and short-story writer, born in Myanmar (Burma).
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Munro is a great writer; a wise writer; a free and brave, exacting, transformative, generous, and profoundly discreet writer.
I interviewed Munro once, in 1996, when her Selected Stories was published.
Three Cheers for Alice Munro’s Nobel Prize in Literature | Malcolm Jones | October 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAlice Munro, the 82-year-old Canadian author, is one of the greatest short-story writers of our time.
60 Second Guide to Alice Munro: 2013 Winner of Nobel Prize for Literature | Jimmy So | October 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize for Literature is Canadian short story writer Alice Munro.
60 Second Guide to Alice Munro: 2013 Winner of Nobel Prize for Literature | Jimmy So | October 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMunro grew up in the thirties in small towns around Lake Huron in Canada.
Three Cheers for Alice Munro’s Nobel Prize in Literature | Malcolm Jones | October 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Major Hector Munro took command of the British army, and found it in a mutinous condition; desertions to the enemy were frequent.
The Political History of England - Vol. X. | William HuntMunro has promised you a gift for your services when performed, and I shall be your debtor for another.
The Last of the Mohicans | James Fenimore CooperMagua foolishly opened his mouth, and the hot liquor led him into the cabin of Munro.
The Last of the Mohicans | James Fenimore CooperMunro was pacing his narrow apartment with a disturbed air and gigantic strides as Duncan entered.
The Last of the Mohicans | James Fenimore CooperIf the air of Munro was more commanding and manly, it wanted both the ease and insinuating polish of that of the Frenchman.
The Last of the Mohicans | James Fenimore Cooper
British Dictionary definitions for Munro (1 of 2)
/ (mʌnˈrəʊ) /
mountaineering any separate mountain peak over 3000 feet high: originally used of Scotland only but now sometimes extended to other parts of the British Isles
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1British Dictionary definitions for Munro (2 of 2)
/ (mʌnˈrəʊ) /
Alice, original name Alice Laidlaw. born 1931, Canadian short-story writer; her books include Lives of Girls and Women (1971), The Moons of Jupiter (1982), and The Love of a Good Woman (1999); winner of the Booker international prize (2009) for a lifetime body of work
H (ector) H (ugh), pen name Saki. 1870–1916, Scottish author, born in Burma (now Myanmar), noted for his collections of satirical short stories, such as Reginald (1904) and Beasts and Superbeasts (1914)
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