''The Moons of Jupiter'' 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 ...

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

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. It was nominated for the 1982 Governor General's Award for English Fiction."B.C. authors considered for awards". ''

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'', May 26, 1983. The title of the collection follows from the last short story in the collection " The Moons of Jupiter".

Stories

* "Chaddeleys and Flemings I: The Connection" * "Chaddeleys and Flemings II: The Stone in the Field" * "Dulse" * "The Turkey Season" * "Accident" * "Bardon Bus" * "Prue" * "Labor Day Dinner" * "Mrs. Cross and Mrs. Kidd" * "Hard-Luck Stories" * "Visitors" * " The Moons of Jupiter"

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moons Of Jupiter, The 1982 short story collections Short story collections by Alice Munro Macmillan Publishers books