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On November 11, 2004, Munro won the Giller Prize for her short story collection Runaway. It is her second Giller; her first was won in 1998 for The Love of a Good Woman.

Munro is widely considered one of the greatest short story writers in modern literature.

Works

• Dance of the Happy Shades - 1968 (winner of the 1968 Governor General's Award for Fiction)
• Lives of Girls and Women - 19711971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). Events January January 1 British divorce Reform Act comes into force January 2 66 die in stairway crush at Rangers v Celtic football match, Glasgow, Scotland. See Ibrox disaster. Janua
• Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You - 19741974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). Events January-February January 5 Dungeons & Dragons officially released. February 4 Patricia Hearst, the 19 year old granddaughter of publisher William Randolph Hearst, is kidnapped
• Who Do You Think You Are? - 1978Events January January 1 The Copyright Act of 1976 takes effect, making sweeping changes to United States copyright law. January 1 Air India's Boeing 747 explodes near Bombay 213 dead. January 4 Referendum in Chile supports policies of Augusto Pinochet.
• The Moons of Jupiter 1982Events January January 6 William Bonin is convicted of being the "freeway killer". January 8 AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 Mark Thatcher, son of the British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, disappears in the Sahara du (nominated for a Governor General's AwardEach winner of the 1982 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. English Language Fiction Winner: Guy Vanderhaeghe, Man Descending Other FInalists: Alice Munro, The Moo)
• Friend of My Youth - 1990Events January January 3 Former leader of Panama Manuel Noriega surrenders to American forces. January 7 The Leaning Tower of Pisa is closed to the public due to safety concerns. January 9 Lt Gen Bazilio Olara Okello The man who led the coup aginst Dr Apo (winner of the Trillium Book AwardThe Trillium Award is given annually by the government of the Province of Ontario and is open to books in any genre: fiction, non-fiction, drama, children's books, and poetry. Anthologies, new editions, re-issues and translations are not eligible. Three j)
• The Progress of Love - 1986 (winner of the 1986 Governor General's Award for FictionEach winner of the 1986 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. English Language Fiction Winner: Alice Munro, The Progress of Love Other Finalists: Lois Braun, A Stone)
• Open Secrets - 1994 (nominated for a Governor General's Award)
• Selected Stories - 1996
• The Love of a Good Woman - 1998 (winner of the 1998 Giller Prize)
• Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage - 2001
• Runaway - 2004 (winner of the 2004 Giller Prize) BooksEnthsiast.com