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Widely acclaimed 82-year-old Canadian author, Alice Munro, has been awarded the internationally esteemed Nobel Prize for literature. The decision was announced by the Swedish Academy on Thursday, declaring that Wingham, Ont., author is a “master of the contemporary short story.” She is the first Canadian-based writer, and the 13th woman to have received the award.
In response to the announcement, Munro mentioned in a statement published by The Canadian Press on Thursday morning, that while she didn’t expect to win, the honour is “quite wonderful.” She elaborated that “I knew I was in the running, yes, but I never thought I would win.” Analysts had predicted that Munro had a one in two chance of winning the approximately $1.3 million prize as late as Wednesday. Munro’s publisher, Doug Gibson, elaborated on a statement on her behalf, saying that “I am amazed and very grateful. I am a particularly glad that winning this award will please so many Canadians. I’m happy that this will bring more attention to Canadian writing.”
Gibson elucidated that Munro is a decorated author, who received the Man Booker International Prize in 2009, and is widely respected by fans worldwide for her short stories about “ordinary Canadian people.” He added that “here we have a world prize being won by someone who writes about housewives in Vancouver, booksellers in Victoria, bean farmers in Huron County and accountants and teachers and librarians –ordinary Canadian people, and she turns it into magic.”
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