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The View from Castle Rock: Stories
(Paperback, 2008)
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Author: Alice Munro
Alice Munro, one of the most acclaimed short-story writers of her generation, was born Alice Laidlaw...
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Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 1400077923
ISBN-13: 9781400077922
Jan 2008
Publisher: Vintage Books
349 pages
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Language: English |
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Synopsis
Alice Munro, one of the most acclaimed short-story writers of her generation, was born Alice Laidlaw, and recently began to research her Laidlaw ancestors from Scotland. The scraps of history and anecdote delighted her--particularly her discovery that every generation had at least one writer. Using these gleanings as inspiration, Munro began to write a series of semi-fictional stories about her kin that would become THE VIEW FROM CASTLE ROCK. The final stories feature both her father and herself as characters though the works remain an intoxicating blend of fact and fiction. According to Munro, the stories "pay more attention to the truth of a life than fiction usually does. But not enough to swear on." Of course, Munro's revered writing has always featured a singular faithfulness to the oddity of human experience. Still, her latest experiment shows that Munro's ambitions and art remain as sharp as ever.
| Size | | Length: | 349 pages | | Height: | 8.0 in | | Width: | 5.2 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 9.6 oz |
Industry Reviews
"Ten collections of stories and one novel have made Alice Munro one of the most praised fiction writers of our time. In THE VIEW FROM CASTLE ROCK her full range of gifts is on display: indelible characters, deep insights about human behavior and relationships, vibrant prose, and seductive, suspenseful story telling."
(09/25/2006)
"Alice Munro spins tales that show us, again and again, and with wondrous grace, how much can be done in a simple short story."
(11/13/2006)
"Unbelievably good."
(11/01/2006)
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