Canadian author Alice Munro has made Time magazine's list of the world's most influential people.Others on the list include U.S. President George W. Bush, talk-show host Oprah Winfrey and computer baron Bill Gates.
Munro, a multiple winner of both the Governor General's Literary Awards and the Giller Prize, was lauded by the newsmagazine for penning short stories that have a "lucidity equal to Chekhov's."
Tuesday, April 12, 2005
BOOKS: Sweet Vindication!
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Hello Doppelganger!
I stumbled upon your blog not long ago and plugged it on my own when I brought up reading and how people need to do more of it.
In an earlier entry you asked for short story recommendations. I feel sheepish making any (since you may already be familiar with these), however ...
If you like Chekhov, you should take a look at Babel: "The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel" 2002 and "Red Calvary" 2003. If Chekhov brought some much-needed laconicism to 19th century Russian prose, Babel attempted to carry on the torch into the Soviet era - with astounding results.
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