Alice Munro Reihenfolge der Bücher

Covering the first half of Nobel Prize winner Alice Munro's career, these are some of the best, most touching and powerful short stories ever written This first-ever selection of Alice Munro's stories sums up her genius. Her territory is the secrets that cackle beneath the fa ade of everyday lives, the pain and promises, loves and fears of apparently ordinary men and women whom she renders extraordinary and unforgettable. This volume brings together the best of Munro's stories, from 1968 through to 1994. The second selected volume of her stories, 1995-2009 is also published by Vintage Classics.

** Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature ** 'Munro is still one of our most fearless explorers of the human being, as she descends, time and again, headlamp on full beam, pickaxe and butter-knife at the ready' The Times Spanning her last five collections and bringing together her finest work from the past fifteen years, this new selection of Alice Munro's stories infuses everyday lives with a wealth of nuance and insight. Beautifully observed and remarkably crafted, written with emotion and empathy, these stories are nothing short of perfection. A masterclass in the genre, from an author who deservedly lays claim to being one of the major fiction writers of our time.

Exploring the complexities of the human mind, this anthology features a collection of short stories, artwork, and photography that blend archetypal themes with contemporary insights. The narratives navigate the fine line between reality and delusion, presenting illusory and ethereal tales that reflect the depths of the subconscious. Each piece invites readers to engage with the fleeting nature of dreams and nightmares, creating a rich tapestry of thought-provoking and spectral experiences.

Die in »Ferne Verabredungen« versammelten schönsten Erzählungen der kanadischen Nobelpreisträgerin Alice Munro, darunter auch, erstmals auf Deutsch, ihre frühe Erzählung »Die Dimensionen eines Schattens«, spiegeln das ganze Panorama ihrer Kunst. Da ist die junge Pauline in der berühmten Erzählung »Die Kinder bleiben hier«, die Hals über Kopf ihre Familie verlässt, oder Fiona und Grant in »Der Bär kletterte über den Berg«, deren langjährige Ehe sich durch Fionas Demenz fundamental verändert. Es sind Geschichten von verborgenen Sehnsüchten, die sich allmählich ihren Raum erobern, scheinbar belanglosen Ereignissen, die doch ein ganzes Dasein infrage stellen, Geschichten vom Unterwegssein, von kühnen Momenten des Ausbrechens – mal eindringlich, mal beunruhigend, doch immer voller Sympathie für das Leben und seine Helden. Mit einem Nachwort von Manuela Reichart.

A New York Times Editors’ Choice Book Spanning almost thirty years and settings that range from big cities to small towns and farmsteads of rural Canada, this magnificent collection brings together twenty-eight stories by a writer of unparalleled wit, generosity, and emotional power. In A Wilderness Station: Selected Stories, 1968–1994, Alice Munro makes lives that seem small unfold until they are revealed to be as spacious as prairies and locates the moments of love and betrayal, desire and forgiveness, that change those lives forever. A traveling salesman during the Depression takes his children with him on an impromptu visit to a former girlfriend. A poor girl steels herself to marry a rich fiancé she can’t quite manage to love. An abandoned woman tries to choose between the opposing pleasures of seduction and solitude. To read these stories is to succumb to the spell of a true narrative sorcerer, a writer who enchants her readers utterly even as she restores them to their truest selves.

Felicità? Troppa felicità? Qual è il limite entro cui ci si può dire felici? Per Alice Munro è chiaro: la felicità sta nel potenziale di spregiudicatezza della vecchiaia, l'età che permette di spingersi fino a fondo nel vortice della vita. E se poi la felicità è troppa, restano le storie. Storie di omicidi, furti, suicidi, crudeltà, bugie, che portano allo scoperto le crepe e le fratture che sfregiano silenziosamente anche le esistenze normali. E rendono visibile quello che si nasconde dietro ad ogni illusione, ad ogni tentativo di dimenticare e di distorcere ciò che è stato. Con una scrittura sempre piú consapevole e mai cosí grande Alice Munro trascina il lettore in un caleidoscopio di racconti di bellezza incandescente, animati «da un'elettricità inedita, una scarica di tremenda libertà».

Endlich im Taschenbuch! Flirrend zwischen Hoffnung und Liebe, Zorn und Versöhnung suchen die Schwestern, Mütter, Töchter, Tanten, Großmütter und Freundinnen in diesen berührenden Geschichten von Alice Munro immer neue Wege, ihre Vergangenheit, ihre Gegenwart und das, was sie für ihre Zukunft halten, zu einem glücklichen Ganzen zusammenzufügen.

Spanning her last five collections and bringing together her finest work from the past fifteen years, this selection of Alice Munro's stories infuses everyday lives with a wealth of nuance and insight. It is written with emotion and empathy.

'Miłość dobrej kobiety' Alice Munro to zbiór ośmiu opowiadań o kobietach. Autorka ukazuje nam ich losy, możliwości i ograniczenia we współczesnym świecie. Każda jej bohaterka musi sobie radzić z niepewnością swoich uczuć, z wewnętrznymi konfliktami, z wyborem między tym, czego chce, a tym, co musi zrobić. To właśnie przeżywa wkraczającą w dorosłość mężatka, która szuka swojego miejsca w życiu. Podobnie jest z młodą dziewczyną, która przyjeżdża na wakacje do matki, ale nie potrafi z nią wytrzymać, bo ma w sobie zbyt dużo goryczy i żalu z młodości. Miłość kobiet przyjmuje rozmaite formy: uczucia matki do córki, dziecka do dorosłego, żony do męża, przyjaciółki do przyjaciółki – Munro pokazuje je wszystkie z niezwykłą wnikliwością, odsłaniając głębię i zawiłość zwyczajnego życia oraz siłę emocji, które wiążą ludzi ze sobą na nieskończenie różnorodne sposoby. Czyta: Anna Cieślak.