Alice Munro

10/10/2013 at 9:01 am

Alice Ann Munro, de nacimiento Alice Ann Laidlaw (Wingham, Ontario, 10 de julio de 1931) es una narradora canadiense, sobre todo de relatos; está considerada como una de las escritoras actuales más destacadas en lengua inglesa.

El 2013 el dictamen de la Academia sueca dice: “su estilo es claro y de un realismo sicológico”. Munro es la decimotercera mujer que obtiene el Nobel y la primera del país del norte de américa. Conocida como “la Chéjov de Canadá“, coloca los cimientos del realismo moderno literario en su país.

Declaración del Nobel de Literatura 2013
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Premios:

  1. En 2013, la academia sueca le otorga el Premio Nobel de Literatura.
  2. 1998, gana el National Book Critics Circle estadounidense por El amor de una mujer generosa.
  3. 2005 España le otorga el Premio Reino de Redonda.
  4. Ha ganado tres veces el premio canadiense a la creación literaria, «Premio Literario Governor General’s».

 

Alicia Munro en entrevista (2009)
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Munro en entrevista del año 1979
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English version

Alice Ann Munro, Alice Ann Birth Laidlaw (Wingham, Ontario, July 10, 1931) is a Canadian storyteller, especially of stories, is considered one of today’s most popular writers in English.
The 2013 the opinion of the Swedish Academy said: “His style is clear and psychological realism.” Munro is the thirteenth woman to win the Nobel Prize and the first country in North America. Known as “the Canadian Chekhov” lays the foundation of modern literary realism in your country.

 

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Rolph Scarlett

07/07/2011 at 12:31 pm

Canadian artist Rolph Scarlett had a remarkable career, as a painter, designer and creator of unique jewelry. He was born in Guelph, Ontario in 1889  (death at 1984). When he moved to the United States in 1918, he had gained experience in the techniques of painting, execution of jewelry settings and designing for the stage.

Rolph Scarlett Exhibition at Weinstein Gallery – San Francisco
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Before the end of his nearly 75-year career, Scarlett had returned to geometric abstraction with a greatly brightened palette and a denser composition than used in his earlier work. His commitment to abstraction never wavered and he continued to explore it, until his death at age 94.