Friend of My Youth, Alice Munro
Friend of My Youth, Alice Munro
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Friend of My Youth

Author: Alice Munro

Narrator: Beth Fowler

Unabridged: 10 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/24/2021

Synopsis

In the powerful, haunting stories of Alice Munro’s collection, men and women, in the midst of contemporary quandaries and crises, recall the long-buried yearnings, dreams, and hard choices that have given shape to their lives.

About Alice Munro

Alice Munro (1931–2024) was the author of eleven collections of stories and two volumes of selected stories, as well as a novel. She won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature, as well as many other awards and prizes, including three of Canada’s Governor General’s Literary Awards, two Giller Prizes, the Man Booker International Prize, the Lannan Literary Award, W. H. Smith Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and more. Her stories have appeared in the New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, Paris Review, and other publications. She grew up in Wingham, Ontario, and attended the University of Western Ontario.

About Beth Fowler

Beth Fowler’s Broadway performances include Beauty and the Beast, Sweeney Todd, Baby, Teddy and Alice, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Take Me Along, Peter Pan, and A Little Music. Beth can be seen on television in Law & Order, Loving, and Another World, and in both Sister Act films.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kuszma on October 31, 2020

Munro elbeszélései azért tűnhetnek lassúdadnak, mert egy olyan térben játszódnak (a vidéki Kanadában), ami a cselekménytelenség leheletét árasztja magából. Olyan, mintha itt nem történne, nem is történhetne semmi érdemleges, épp ezért csattan hangosan minden pofon, épp ezért olyan hangos minden botr......more

Goodreads review by Megan on May 19, 2014

Alice Munro's short stories are always a delight to read, and Friend of My Youth is no exception. In almost every collection of hers I have read, there is a line or two of description that makes me start out of my chair and realize, yes, that perfectly describes something I have been feeling. Note: T......more

Goodreads review by Baz on May 14, 2024

Fran Lebowitz on Toni Morrison: “She’s one of my best friends, and she is the only wise person I’ve ever known. I know lots of very smart people, but I only know one wise person.” I listened to Fran say this a while ago now, but it stuck. There are very intelligent writers, who craft these stories a......more

Quotes

“[Friend of My Youth is] a wonderful collection of stories, beautifully written and deeply felt.” New York Times

“The primary characters, mainly women, have diverse relationships with their families and other unusual acquaintances. The plots are sometimes funny, sometimes tragic, but always within the realm of realism…Recommended.” Library Journal

Awards

  • Trillium Book Award
  • Commonwealth Writers’ Prize
  • New York Times   Bestseller
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