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Alice Munro Biography

Birth Name:Alice Ann Laidlaw

Birth Place:Wingham, Ontario, Canada

Profession Writer

Fast Facts

  • Received the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature
  • Studied at the University of Western Ontario
  • Originally wanted to become a journalist
  • Started out writing programs for the radio series "Canadian Short Stories․"