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Alice Munro’s Men

Alice Munro’s Men

The late author Alice Munro’s work is criticized for its portrayal of men. But radically, not all her rejected male characters are mediocrities.

Short Stories: Surprises and Twists

Short Stories: Surprises and Twists

Five literary short stories with a twist by Alice Munro, Jorge Luis Borges, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Lee Martin, and Jennifer Lynne Christie.

Pedro Almodóvar Adapts Alice Munro With Some Success in ‘Julieta’

Pedro Almodóvar Adapts Alice Munro With Some Success in ‘Julieta’

Pedro Almodóvar once more places a fractured mother/daughter relationship at the centre of his work in ‘Julieta’, his adaptation of an Alice Munro story.

Kristen Wiig Sinks ‘Hateship Loveship’

Kristen Wiig Sinks ‘Hateship Loveship’

Infusing Alice Munro's portrait of a lonely woman and her quest for happiness with deadpan comic beats, Kristen Wiig muddies the tone of "Hateship Loveship" and leaves it without a center.

‘The O. Henry Prize Stories’ Are a True Gift, Year After Year

The Meek Will Not Inherit the Earth in Barbara Kingsolver’s ‘Flight Behavior’

Alice Munro’s ‘Too Much Happiness’ Burns

Alice Munro’s ‘The View from Castle Rock’ Challenges Fussing over Facts

The O. Henry Prize Stories 2008 by Laura Furman (Editor)