{"product_id":"9798368600017","title":"Alice Munro: A Literary Companion","description":"\u003cp\u003e   Author Alice Munro (1931-2024) solved one of the conundrums of science--how to quantify what happens in human interaction. She wrote 14 collections of stories and stand-alone narratives based on matter-of-fact observation and evaluation of unfathomable consequences, relying on simplicity and a lack of affectation. This book explores 188 works of a Canadian prodigy via 100 A-to-Z topics surveying her story collections, book introductions, and essays. Generous commentary by literary critics and journalists offer a range of opinions about Munro's style and subject matter. Entries highlight the intangibles--parenting, achievers, sex, women, feminism, coming of age--alongside historical themes of World War II, health, religion, and Ontario. This unique companion provides the most complete treatment of the Canadian writer to date.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company, Inc., Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47902945640689,"sku":"9798368600017","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9798368600017_p0.jpg?v=1773671653","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9798368600017","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}