Runaway: Stories - Hardcover

Munro, Alice

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 140004281X ISBN 13: 9781400042814

Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 2004

Synopsis

A new collection of short fiction by the acclaimed author of The Love of a Good Woman captures the lives of women of all ages and circumstances, as they deal with the limits and lies of passion, unfulfilled dreams, motherhood, betrayal, and the bonds of love--between men and women, friends, and parents and children. 100,000 first printing.

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Review:

" Alice Munro has a strong claim to being the best fiction writer now working in North America. Runaway is a marvel." - Jonathan Franzen, "The New York Times Book Review"
" Runaway" "may very well be the synthesizing work of one of literature's keenest investigators into the human soul." - "USA Today"
" She outjoices Joyce and checkmates Chekhov. . . . Each of the stories in Runaway contains enough lived life to fill a typical novel. . . . Her women are heroic. . . . They endure in the mind of the reader." - "The Boston Globe"
" As with so many of Munro's stories, you read to have your premises altered and deepened. Could anything be better? . . . A beautiful new work." - "Los Angeles Times"
" The great Alice Munro proves again why short-story writers bow down to her." - "Vanity Fair"
" Runaway" "is a big dish of Beluga caviar, sailing in on a sparkling bed of ice, with a mother-of-pearl spoon. You remember: This is why you eat, read, make love, whatever- to be left silly with admiration and delight." - "The Washington Post"

"Alice Munro has a strong claim to being the best fiction writer now working in North America. Runaway is a marvel." -Jonathan Franzen, "The New York Times Book Review"

"Runaway""may very well be the synthesizing work of one of literature's keenest investigators into the human soul." -"USA Today"

"She outjoices Joyce and checkmates Chekhov. . . . Each of the stories in Runaway contains enough lived life to fill a typical novel. . . . Her women are heroic. . . . They endure in the mind of the reader." -"The Boston Globe"

"As with so many of Munro's stories, you read to have your premises altered and deepened. Could anything be better? . . . A beautiful new work." -"Los Angeles Times"

"The great Alice Munro proves again why short-story writers bow down to her." -"Vanity Fair"

"Runaway""is a big dish of Beluga caviar, sailing in on a sparkling bed of ice, with a mother-of-pearl spoon. You remember: This is why you eat, read, make love, whatever-to be left silly with admiration and delight." -"The Washington Post"

"Alice Munro has a strong claim to being the best fiction writer now working in North America. Runaway is a marvel." -Jonathan Franzen, "The New York Times Book Review"

"Runaway""may very well be the synthesizing work of one of literature's keenest investigators into the human soul." -"USA Today"

"She outjoices Joyce and checkmates Chekhov. . . . Each of the stories in Runaway contains enough lived life to fill a typical novel. . . . Her women are heroic. . . . They endure in the mind of the reader." -"The Boston Globe"

"As with so many of Munro's stories, you read to have your premises altered and deepened. Could anything be better? . . . A beautiful new work." -"Los Angeles Times"

"The great Alice Munro proves again why short-story writers bow down to her." -"Vanity Fair"

"Runaway""is a big dish of Beluga caviar, sailing in on a sparkling bed of ice, with a mother-of-pearl spoon. You remember: This is why you eat, read, make love, whatever-to be left silly with admiration and delight." -"The Washington Post"
Praise from fellow writers:
"Her work felt revolutionary when I came to it, and it still does." --Jhumpa Lahiri
"She is one of the handful of writers, some living, most dead, whom I have in mind when I say that fiction is my religion." --Jonthan Franzen
"The authority she brings to the page is just lovely." --Elizabeth Strout
"She's the most savage writer I've ever read, also the most tender, the most honest, the most perceptive." --Jeffery Eugenides
"Alice Munro can move characters through time in a way that no other writer can."--Julian Barnes
"She is a short-story writer who...reimagined what a story can do." --Loorie Moore
"There's probably no one alive who's better at the craft of the short story." --Jim Shepard
"A true master of the form." --Salman Rushdie
"A wonderful writer." --Joyce Carol Oates

Alice Munro has a strong claim to being the best fiction writer now working in North America. Runaway is a marvel. Jonathan Franzen, "The New York Times Book Review"

Runaway" "may very well be the synthesizing work of one of literature s keenest investigators into the human soul. "USA Today"

She outjoices Joyce and checkmates Chekhov. . . . Each of the stories in Runaway contains enough lived life to fill a typical novel. . . . Her women are heroic. . . . They endure in the mind of the reader. "The Boston Globe"

As with so many of Munro s stories, you read to have your premises altered and deepened. Could anything be better? . . . A beautiful new work. "Los Angeles Times"

The great Alice Munro proves again why short-story writers bow down to her. "Vanity Fair"

Runaway" "is a big dish of Beluga caviar, sailing in on a sparkling bed of ice, with a mother-of-pearl spoon. You remember: This is why you eat, read, make love, whatever to be left silly with admiration and delight. "The Washington Post"
Praise from fellow writers:
Her work felt revolutionary when I came to it, and it still does. Jhumpa Lahiri
She is one of the handful of writers, some living, most dead, whom I have in mind when I say that fiction is my religion. Jonthan Franzen
The authority she brings to the page is just lovely. Elizabeth Strout
She s the most savage writer I ve ever read, also the most tender, the most honest, the most perceptive. Jeffery Eugenides
Alice Munro can move characters through time in a way that no other writer can. Julian Barnes
She is a short-story writer who reimagined what a story can do. Loorie Moore
There s probably no one alive who s better at the craft of the short story. Jim Shepard
A true master of the form. Salman Rushdie
A wonderful writer. Joyce Carol Oates"

Alice Munro has a strong claim to being the best fiction writer now working in North America. Runaway is a marvel. Jonathan Franzen, The New York Times Book Review

Runaway may very well be the synthesizing work of one of literature s keenest investigators into the human soul. USA Today

She outjoices Joyce and checkmates Chekhov. . . . Each of the stories in Runaway contains enough lived life to fill a typical novel. . . . Her women are heroic. . . . They endure in the mind of the reader. The Boston Globe

As with so many of Munro s stories, you read to have your premises altered and deepened. Could anything be better? . . . A beautiful new work. Los Angeles Times

The great Alice Munro proves again why short-story writers bow down to her. Vanity Fair

Runaway is a big dish of Beluga caviar, sailing in on a sparkling bed of ice, with a mother-of-pearl spoon. You remember: This is why you eat, read, make love, whatever to be left silly with admiration and delight. The Washington Post
Praise from fellow writers:
Her work felt revolutionary when I came to it, and it still does. Jhumpa Lahiri
She is one of the handful of writers, some living, most dead, whom I have in mind when I say that fiction is my religion. Jonthan Franzen
The authority she brings to the page is just lovely. Elizabeth Strout
She s the most savage writer I ve ever read, also the most tender, the most honest, the most perceptive. Jeffery Eugenides
Alice Munro can move characters through time in a way that no other writer can. Julian Barnes
She is a short-story writer who reimagined what a story can do. Loorie Moore
There s probably no one alive who s better at the craft of the short story. Jim Shepard
A true master of the form. Salman Rushdie
A wonderful writer. Joyce Carol Oates

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"Alice Munro has a strong claim to being the best fiction writer now working in North America. Runaway is a marvel." -Jonathan Franzen, The New York Times Book Review

"Runaway may very well be the synthesizing work of one of literature's keenest investigators into the human soul." -USA Today

"She outjoices Joyce and checkmates Chekhov. . . . Each of the stories in Runaway contains enough lived life to fill a typical novel. . . . Her women are heroic. . . . They endure in the mind of the reader." -The Boston Globe

"As with so many of Munro's stories, you read to have your premises altered and deepened. Could anything be better? . . . A beautiful new work." -Los Angeles Times

"The great Alice Munro proves again why short-story writers bow down to her." -Vanity Fair

"Runaway is a big dish of Beluga caviar, sailing in on a sparkling bed of ice, with a mother-of-pearl spoon. You remember: This is why you eat, read, make love, whatever-to be left silly with admiration and delight." -The Washington Post

Praise from fellow writers:

"Her work felt revolutionary when I came to it, and it still does." --Jhumpa Lahiri

"She is one of the handful of writers, some living, most dead, whom I have in mind when I say that fiction is my religion." --Jonthan Franzen

"The authority she brings to the page is just lovely." --Elizabeth Strout

"She's the most savage writer I've ever read, also the most tender, the most honest, the most perceptive." --Jeffery Eugenides

"Alice Munro can move characters through time in a way that no other writer can."--Julian Barnes

"She is a short-story writer who...reimagined what a story can do." --Loorie Moore

"There's probably no one alive who's better at the craft of the short story." --Jim Shepard

"A true master of the form." --Salman Rushdie

"A wonderful writer." --Joyce Carol Oates

From the Publisher:

'Runaway is so good I don't want to talk about it. Quotation can't do the book justice, and neither can synopsis. The way to do it justice is to read it. Read Munro! Read Munro!' Jonathan Franzen, New York Times Book Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 140004281X
• ISBN 13: 9781400042814
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 335