Alice Munro, the Canadian author who began writing short stories because she thought she had neither the time nor the talent to masterfully write novels, and then dedicated a long career to psychological stories that took the world by storm, has died at the age of 92 years old.
She left a mark in the history of literature for her special way of writing and with her talent she managed to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Her family members and spokespeople for her publishing house confirmed the death at an asylum north of Toronto.
Munro's health had started to have problems since 2009 when he had a heart bypass and battled with cancer, but he did not give up writing.
She was part of the line of artists like Katherine Anne Porter and Raymond Carver who built their reputations in one of the more difficult subfields of literature, the short story.
Her stories mostly revolved around women at certain times in their lives who went through complex desires and analyzed their lives in a natural way. Munro was one of the few authors who have treated writing with equality by bringing together ordinary people on extraordinary subjects.
Her stories took root in the memory of many generations and still attract new readers. In 2013, at the age of 82, she was awarded the Nobel Prize for her 14 story collections, after the jury referred to her as "the master of modern short story writing".
One of her most popular collections is "Dance of the Happy Shades", published in 1968 and winner of many awards. Alice Munro has been an inspiration to a generation of writers.
Munro was born in 1931 in Wingham, Ontario. Many of her stories are set in the area where she lived, the culture and way of life of the region. Her stories have often been compared to those of Anton Chekhov, for the skill and compassion of their writing.
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