Friday, June 26, 2009

Universal engager with the private

What a lovely occasion: Alice Munro celebrated in Trinity College Dublin (my alma mater of course... and the Queen Dad's.... and Gypsy's now too) for winning a prize awarded to her by a panel chaired by Jane Smiley, who was interviewed by Colm Toibin about that choice.

If I wasn't so delighted about the choice, I'd have Da Envee...

You can read about it here:

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0626/1224249575138.html

1 comment:

Gifted Typist said...

I like Alice Munro - she's very real in her writing, not all caught up in trying to be clever. Ultimately that is the cleverest writing of all