Alice Munro by Coral Howells
This is the first full-length study of Alice Munro's work to be published in Britain. Highlights Munro's distinctive storytelling methods where everything becomes both 'touchable and mysterious'.
Alice Munro
Alice Munro
Summary
This study of the work of Alice Munro explores the appeal of her fictions of small-town Canada with their precise attention to social surfaces and their fascination with local gossip and scandal.
Alice Munro Summary
About Coral Howells
Coral Ann Howells is Professor of English and Canadian Literature at the University of Reading
Table of Contents
Series Editor's Foreword
List of Abbreviations
Chronology
1. Contexts and intertexts
2. Ontario Gothic: 'Dance of the Happy Shades' and 'Something I've Meaning to Tell You'
3. Secrets and Discoveries: 'Lives of Girls and Women'
4. Only formal connections: 'The Beggar Maid'
5. Star Maps and Shifting Perspectives: 'The Moons of Jupiter'
6. The Art of Indeterminacy: 'The Progress of Love'
7. On lies, secrets and silence: 'Friend of My Youth'
8. Taking Risks: 'Open Secrets'
9. Critical overview and conclusion
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index
Additional information
GOR003438803
9780719045592
0719045592
Alice Munro by Coral Howells
Used - Good
Paperback
Manchester University Press
19980806
208
N/A
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