Canadian author, Nobel Prize winner and master of the short story, Alice Munro, has passed away at 92.

This photo was taken on September 21, 2005 at Massey Hall,during the CBC Lockout, when the leaders of Canadian arts came together rally in support of CBC workes on the picket lines.
Munro’s superb short stories gained a worldwide audience. Set in southern Ontario, her work showed that Canadian writing about a small rural community had universal values. In her speech, Munro spoke of how both the CBC and the arts in general made Canada a better place.

New York Times obituary.
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