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Book Synopsis
This is the first full-length study of Alice Munro''s work to be published in Britain. Highlights Munro''s distinctive storytelling methods where everything becomes both ''touchable and mysterious''.

Table of Contents

Series Editor's Foreword
List of Abbreviations
Chronology
1. Contexts and intertexts
2. Ontario Gothic: 'Dance of the Happy Shades' and 'Something I've Meaning to Tell You'
3. Secrets and Discoveries: 'Lives of Girls and Women'
4. Only formal connections: 'The Beggar Maid'
5. Star Maps and Shifting Perspectives: 'The Moons of Jupiter'
6. The Art of Indeterminacy: 'The Progress of Love'
7. On lies, secrets and silence: 'Friend of My Youth'
8. Taking Risks: 'Open Secrets'
9. Critical overview and conclusion
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index

Alice Munro

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 8/6/1998 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780719045592, 978-0719045592
      ISBN10: 0719045592

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This is the first full-length study of Alice Munro''s work to be published in Britain. Highlights Munro''s distinctive storytelling methods where everything becomes both ''touchable and mysterious''.

      Table of Contents

      Series Editor's Foreword
      List of Abbreviations
      Chronology
      1. Contexts and intertexts
      2. Ontario Gothic: 'Dance of the Happy Shades' and 'Something I've Meaning to Tell You'
      3. Secrets and Discoveries: 'Lives of Girls and Women'
      4. Only formal connections: 'The Beggar Maid'
      5. Star Maps and Shifting Perspectives: 'The Moons of Jupiter'
      6. The Art of Indeterminacy: 'The Progress of Love'
      7. On lies, secrets and silence: 'Friend of My Youth'
      8. Taking Risks: 'Open Secrets'
      9. Critical overview and conclusion
      Notes
      Select Bibliography
      Index

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