Alice Munro
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Physical Desc
xii, 620 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the recipient of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature-perhaps our most beloved author-a new selection of her peerless short fiction, gathered from the collections of the last two decades, a companion volume to Selected Stories (1968-1994). By all accounts, no Nobel Prize in recent years has garnered the enthusiastic reception that Alice Munro's has, and in its wake, her reputation and readership has skyrocketed worldwide. Now, Family Furnishings...
Author
Physical Desc
246 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"In the thirteen stories in her second collection, Alice Munro demonstrates the precise observation, straightforward prose style, and masterful technique that led no less a critic than John Updike to compare her to Chekhov. The sisters, mothers and daughters, aunts, grandmothers, and friends in these stories shimmer with hope and love, anger and reconciliation, as they contend with their histories and their present, and what they can see of the future."--BOOK...
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Series
Physical Desc
285 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
Español
Description
Themes of heartbreak and the sadness of aging women dominate this collection of stories by the renowned Canadian author.
"...Pero los hechos que realmente subyacen en Las lunas de Júpiter son las transformaciones que sufren los personajes con el paso del tiempo hasta observar su pasado9 con la ira, el resentimiento y la compasión infinita que nadie sabe comunicarnos como Alice Munro."--
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Physical Desc
335 pages ; 21 cm
Language
Español
Description
Ten new short stories from the author tackle a variety of themes, such as love, loss, and redemption. In the first story a young wife and mother receives release from the unbearable pain of losing her three children from a most surprising source. In another, a young woman, in the aftermath of an unusual and humiliating seduction, reacts in a clever if less-than-admirable fashion. Other stories uncover the "deep-holes" in a marriage, the unsuspected...
Author
Physical Desc
333 pages ; 21 cm
Language
Español
Description
This collection of stories illuminates moments that shape a life, from a dream or a sexual act to simple twists of fate that turn a person out of his or her accustomed path and into another way of being. Set in the countryside and towns of Lake Huron, these stories about departures and beginnings, accidents, dangers, and homecomings both virtual and real, paint a portrait of how strange, dangerous, and extraordinary the ordinary life can be.
Author
Physical Desc
434 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Spanning her last five collections and bringing together her finest work from the past fifteen years, this new selection of Alice Munro's stories infuses everyday lives with a wealth of nuance and insight. Written with emotion and empathy, beautifully observed and remarkably crafted, these stories are nothing short of perfection. This is a masterclass in the genre, from an author who deservedly lays claim to being one of the 'major fiction writers...
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Johanna Parry, a quiet caregiver, starts a new job working for an elderly Mr. McCauley and his teenage granddaughter Sabitha. A cruel trick by Sabitha lands Johanna in an awkward one-way relationship with Ken, Sabitha's estranged father but her newfound ambition and desire gives her courage to transform her awkward doom into real contentment.
19) Away from her
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Fiona and Grant are an Ontario couple who have been married for over 40 years. During the twilight of their years, Grant is forced to face the fact that Fiona's "forgetfulness" actually is Alzheimer's. After Fiona wanders away and is found, the decision is made for her to go into a nursing home. For the first time in their relationship, they are forced to undergo a separation since the nursing home has a "no-visitors" policy for the first 30 days...