Selected Stories: Volume One 1968-1994

Alice Munro's first-ever selection of stories showcases her genius, exploring the secrets of everyday lives and rendering ordinary people extraordinary. This collection, spanning from 1968 to 1994, demonstrates her ability to capture the moral ambiguities, murkiness, messiness, and joy of relationships with empathy and grace.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 432 pages
Publication date: 10 June 2021
Publisher: Vintage Publishing

These are some of the finest, most poignant, and powerful short stories ever written, spanning the first half of Nobel Prize winner Alice Munro's illustrious career.

Independent: This first-ever selection of Alice Munro's stories encapsulates her unparalleled genius. Her domain lies in the hidden depths of everyday lives, where secrets cackle beneath the surface, revealing the pain, promises, loves, and fears of seemingly ordinary men and women whom she transforms into extraordinary and unforgettable characters.

This volume brings together the very best of Munro's stories, spanning from 1968 to 1994. The second selected volume of her stories, published from 1995 to 2009, is also available from Vintage Classics.

Guardian: Few writers possess the empathy and grace to capture the moral ambiguities, murkiness, messiness, and joy of relationships with as much finesse as Munro.

Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Winner of the Man Booker International Prize in 2009.

Weight: 304g
Dimension: 130 x 197 x 31 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781784876883