''Open Secrets'' () is a book of
short stories
A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest t ...
by
Alice Munro
Alice Ann Munro (; ; born 10 July 1931) is a Canadian short story writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013. Munro's work has been described as revolutionizing the architecture of short stories, especially in its tendency to move f ...
published by
McClelland and Stewart
McClelland & Stewart Limited is a Canadian publishing company. It is owned by Random House of Canada, Penguin Random House of Canada, a branch of Penguin Random House, the international book publishing division of German media giant Bertelsmann.
...
in
1994
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. It was nominated for the
1994 Governor General's Award for English Fiction.
[Simons, Paula (November 6, 1994). "Munro pulls no punches", '']Edmonton Journal
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History
The ''Journal'' was founded in 1903 by three local businessmen — John Macpherson, Arthur Moore and J.W. Cunningham — as ...
'', p. C4.
The ''
Edmonton Journal
The ''Edmonton Journal'' is a daily newspaper in Edmonton, Alberta. It is part of the Postmedia Network.
History
The ''Journal'' was founded in 1903 by three local businessmen — John Macpherson, Arthur Moore and J.W. Cunningham — as ...
'' called it "the best Canadian book of 1994."
Stories
* "Carried Away"
* "A Real Life"
* "The Albanian Virgin"
* "Open Secrets"
* "The Jack Randa Hotel"
* "A Wilderness Station"
* "Spaceships Have Landed"
* "Vandals"
References
1994 short story collections
Short story collections by Alice Munro
McClelland & Stewart books
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