New Selected Stories

by Alice Munro
New Selected Stories cover
Good Books rating 4.17
Short Story Collections
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  • ID: 3103
  • Added: 2025-10-16
  • Updated: 2025-10-16
  • ISBN: 9781409042051
  • Publisher: Random House
  • Published: 2011-09-15
  • Reviews: 3

Alice Munro's 'New Selected Stories' is a collection that spans her last five works, showcasing her extraordinary ability to infuse everyday lives with profound nuance and empathy. Her stories are beautifully observed and meticulously crafted, offering a masterclass in the short story genre. Munro's writing is praised for its emotional depth and insight, making her one of the most celebrated fiction writers of our time. This collection is a testament to her skill and her fearless exploration of the human experience./n/nThe stories in this collection are nothing short of perfection, as Munro descends into the depths of human nature with a headlamp and tools at the ready. Each tale is a journey into the complexities of relationships, emotions, and the human condition, making it a must-read for anyone who appreciates literary fiction. Munro's work is not just a collection of stories; it is a profound exploration of life itself.

Reviews
thehungryreader.wordpress.com · 2013-04-30
Exceptional 4.00

The reviewer praises Alice Munro's ability to infuse everyday lives with nuance and insight, written with emotion and empathy.

This collection of stories is a masterclass in subtlety and depth. Munro's writing captures the essence of life's bittersweet moments, making her stories feel unexpectedly real. The reviewer highlights how Munro's work stands out for its ability to convey complex emotions and unexpected twists, making her stories feel like slices of real life.

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    Her stories are just like life – bittersweet and often unexpected.

    If a writer manages to do that, then maybe there is something about her.

    This new selection of Alice Munro's stories infuses everyday lives with a wealth of nuance and insight written with emotion and empathy.

www.scotsman.com · 2011-10-22
Masterful 4.00

The reviewer praises Munro's ability to craft stories that feel like short novels, capturing entire lives and destinies in a few pages.

Munro's stories are like short novels, capturing the essence of entire lives in a few pages. The reviewer notes that Munro avoids romantic fiction conventions, instead focusing on deftly wrought narrations of the human experience. Her stories are filled with subtle insights and unexpected moments that feel deeply real.

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    Munro's stories read like short novels; entire lives and destinies are comprehended in a peripheral glimpse, an uncanny anticipation, a sudden revelation.

    The difference is that Munro, the doyen of the short story format, eschews conventions of romantic fiction for deftly wrought narrations of the human experience.

    Her stories are filled with subtle insights and unexpected moments that feel deeply real.

www.telegraph.co.uk · 2011-09-23
Brilliant 4.50

The reviewer praises Munro's precise and emotionally charged writing, highlighting her ability to capture the complexity of human emotions.

Munro's writing is both precise and emotionally charged, capturing the complexity of human emotions with remarkable skill. The reviewer notes that her stories are filled with moments of deep emotional resonance, where the characters' inner lives are laid bare. Munro's ability to capture the subtleties of love and loss is particularly praised.

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    Munro's writing is precise, yet unafraid of gusty emotions; at the moment love takes hold, Juliet 'feels herself ransacked from top to bottom, as if the very lining of her skin has been stripped away'.

    Her stories are filled with moments of deep emotional resonance, where the characters' inner lives are laid bare.

    Munro's ability to capture the subtleties of love and loss is particularly praised.

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