Carried Away：A Selection of Stories (Everyman's Library)

CarriedAwayisadazzlingselectionofstories–seventeenfavoriteschosenbytheauthorfromacrossherdistinguishedcareer.

AliceMunrohasbeenrepeatedlyhailedasoneofourgreatestlivingwriters,areputationthathasbeengrowingforyears.Thestoriesbroughttogetherherespanaquartercentury,drawnfromsomeofherearliestbooks,TheBeggarMaidandTheMoonsofJupiter,throughherrecentbest-sellingcollection,Runaway.

Herearesuchfavoritesas“RoyalBeatings”inwhichayounggirl,herfather,andstepmotherreleasethetensionoftheircircumstancesinaritualofpunishmentandreconciliation;“FriendofMyYouth”inwhichawomancomestounderstandthatherdifficultmotherisnotsoverydifferentfromherself;and“TheLoveofaGoodWoman,”inwhich,whenanoldcrimeresurfaces,awomanhastochoosewhethertobelieveinthemansheintendstomarry.

Munro’sincomparableempathyforhercharacters,thedepthofherunderstandingofhumannature,andthegraceandsurpriseofhernarrativeadduptoarichlylayeredandcapaciousfiction.LiketheWorldWarIsoldierinthetitlestory,whoselettersfromthefronttoasmall-townlibrarianhedoesn’tknowchangeherlifeforever,Munro’sunassumingcharactersinsinuatethemselvesinourheartsandtakepermanenthold.

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**WinneroftheNobelPrizeinLiterature**

AliceMunrogrewupinWingham,Ontario,andattendedtheUniversityofWesternOntario.Shehaspublishedelevennewcollectionsofstories-DanceoftheHappyShades;SomethingI'veBeenMeaningtoTellYou;TheBeggarMaid;TheMoonsofJupiter;TheProgressofLove;FriendofMyYouth;OpenSecrets;TheLoveofaGoodWoman;Hateship,Friendship,Courtship,Loveship,Marriage;Runaway;andavolumeofSelectedStories-aswellasanovel,LivesofGirlsandWomen.Duringherdistinguishedcareershehasbeentherecipientofmanyawardsandprizes,includingtheManBookerInternationalPrize,threeofCanada'sGovernorGeneral'sLiteraryAwardsandtwoofitsGillerPrizes,theReaAwardfortheShortStory,theLannanLiteraryAward,England'sW.H.SmithBookAward,theUnitedStates'NationalBookCriticsCircleAward,andtheEdwardMacDowellMedalinliterature.HerstorieshaveappearedinTheNewYorker,TheAtlanticMonthly,TheParisReview,andotherpublications,andhercollectionshavebeentranslatedintothirteenlanguages.

AliceMunrodivideshertimebetweenClinton,Ontario,nearLakeHuron,andComox,BritishColumbia.

　　艾丽丝·门罗（AliceMunro，1931.07.10~），加拿大女作家，被称为“加拿大的契科夫”。艾丽丝·门罗1931年生于加拿大加拿大渥太华，大部分时间都在这个安静的城市度过，少女时代即开始写小说。门罗以短篇小说见长，截至2013年10月，创作了11部短篇小说集和1部类似故事集的长篇小说。1968年，门罗发表第一部短篇小说集《快乐影子舞》(DanceoftheHappyShades)，并获得加拿大总督文学奖。其代表作有《好荫凉之舞》和《逃离》。门罗多次获奖，其中包括三次加拿大总督奖，两次吉勒奖，以及英联邦作家奖、欧亨利奖、笔会马拉穆德奖和美国全国书评人奖等。2009年获得第三届布克国际奖。

　　2013年10月10日，艾丽丝·门罗获得2013年诺贝尔文学奖，获奖理由是：“当代短篇小说大师。”爱丽丝·门罗是诺贝尔文学奖历史上获此殊荣的第13位女性作家。

CONTENTS
Introduction (by Margaret Atwood)
Select Bibliography
Chronology
Royal Beatings
The Beggar Maid
The Turkey Season
The Moon of Jupiter
The Progress of Love
Miles City, Montana
Friend of My Youth
Meneseteung
Differently
Carried Away
The Albanian Virgin
A Wilderness Station
Vandals
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage
Save the Reaper
Runaway
The Bear Came Over the Mountain