Alice Munro
Atwood adrift
Margaret Atwood is among the major writers of English fiction of our time. This is a very boring way to…
Surprises in store
In these circumstances there’s a temptation to reach for the longest novel imaginable. If you’re not going to read Proust…
The decisive moment
The short story likes to play the underdog. Famously unfavoured by publishers, it has none of the commercial clout of…
The quiet Nobel winner
Alice Munro may be the most Canadian writer in the world. That’s why Canadians can’t quite believe her achievement
