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Munro Wins Nobel Prize in Literature for Short Stories
Alice Munro, 82, awarded the Nobel for her tales of women in small town Canada. The Swedish Academy likens her to Chekhov and calls her a master of the contemporary short story. She plans to retire from writing and hopes the prize spurs interest in Canadian writers and the form.
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