Canadian short story writer Alice Munro has won this year's Man Booker International Prize worth 60,000 pounds (106,900 Canadian dollars), the judges said on Wednesday. The panel, which comprised writers Jane Smiley, Amit Chaudhuri and Andrey Kurkov, praised the 77-year-old for the originality and depth of her work. "Alice Munro is mostly known as a short story ...

Alice Munro, the revered Canadian short story writer, has won the Man Booker International Prize for lifetime achievement. The award, announced Tuesday, is worth around $95,000. Munro, 77, is known for such collections as "Friend of My Youth" and "The View from Castle Rock." Her short story "The Bear ...

Canadian short story writer Alice Munro has won this year's Man Booker International Prize worth 60,000 pounds (95,000 US dollars, 70,000 euros), the judges said Wednesday. The panel, which comprised writers Jane Smiley, Amit Chaudhuri and Andrey Kurkov, praised the 77-year-old for the originality and depth of her work. "Alice Munro is mostly known as a ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Canadian short story writer Alice Munro won the 60,000-pound ($96,000) Man Booker International Prize on Wednesday. The 77-year-old became the third author to win the biennial prize, the international version of Britain's top literary award, the Man Booker Prize. "I am totally amazed and delighted," said Munro, best known for her short stories and one ...