San Antonio College Library

"Among the first critical works on Alice Munro's writing, this study of her short fiction is informed by the disciplines of narratology and literary linguistics. Through an examination of Munro's narrative art, Isla Duncan demonstrates a rich understanding of the complex, densely layered, often unsettling stories."--Publisher's description.

Using a feminist cultural studies approach, JoAnn McCaig "reads in" to the archives of acclaimed Canadian short story writer Alice Munro in order to explore precisely how the terms "canadian," "woman," "short story," and "writer" are constructed in her writing career. The three objectives in writing this book were: to question traditional myths or authorship; illustrate advantages of a cultural studies approach to archival materials; and "to see cultural...