Summary: She was born Alice Ann Laidlaw on July 10, 1931, in a small town called Wingham Ontario, the daughter of a mink farmer and a schoolteacher. Eighty years later, Alice Munro was the first Canadian to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Mike and Jacke look at Alice Munro and one of her greatest masterworks, the short story “The Bear Came Over the Mountain.” <br> Support the show at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/literature">patreon.com/literature</a>. Learn more about the show at <a href="http://www.historyofliterature.com/">historyofliterature.com</a>. Contact the host at jackewilsonauthor@gmail.com.<br> <a class="synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="Share on Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fhistoryofliterature.com%2F115-the-genius-of-alice-munro%2F&t=115%20The%20Genius%20of%20Alice%20Munro&s=100&p%5Burl%5D=http%3A%2F%2Fhistoryofliterature.com%2F115-the-genius-of-alice-munro%2F&p%5Bimages%5D%5B0%5D=https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fhistoryofliterature.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2017%2F10%2Fmunro-1200x628.png%3Ffit%3D1200%252C628&p%5Btitle%5D=115%20The%20Genius%20of%20Alice%20Munro" style="font-size: 0px; width: 48px; height: 48px; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-right: 5px;"></a><a class="synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="Share on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhistoryofliterature.com%2F115-the-genius-of-alice-munro%2F&text=Hey%20check%20this%20out" style="font-size: 0px; width: 48px; height: 48px; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-right: 5px;"></a><a class="synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-google_plus nolightbox" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="Share on Google+" href="https://plus.google.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhistoryofliterature.com%2F115-the-genius-of-alice-munro%2F" style="font-size: 0px; width: 48px; height: 48px; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-right: 5px;"></a><a class="synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-reddit nolightbox" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="Share on Reddit" href="http://www.reddit.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhistoryofliterature.com%2F115-the-genius-of-alice-munro%2F&title=115%20The%20Genius%20of%20Alice%20Munro" style="font-size: 0px; width: 48px; height: 48px; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-right: 5px;"></a><a class="synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-pinterest nolightbox" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="Pin it with Pinterest" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhistoryofliterature.com%2F115-the-genius-of-alice-munro%2F&media=https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fhistoryofliterature.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2017%2F10%2Fmunro-1200x628.png%3Ffit%3D1200%252C628&description=115%20The%20Genius%20of%20Alice%20Munro" style="font-size: 0px; width: 48px; height: 48px; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-right: 5px;"></a><a class="synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-linkedin nolightbox" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="Share on Linkedin" href="http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhistoryofliterature.com%2F115-the-genius-of-alice-munro%2F&title=115%20The%20Genius%20of%20Alice%20Munro" style=""></a>
