The Progress of Love
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The Progress of Love is a book of short stories
by Alice Munro
, published by McClelland and Stewart
in 1986
. It won the 1986 Governor General's Award
for English Fiction, her third win of that award.
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
by Alice Munro
Alice Munro
Alice Ann Munro is a Canadian short-story writer, the winner of the 2009 Man Booker International Prize for her lifetime body of work, a three-time winner of Canada's Governor General's Award for fiction, and a perennial contender for the Nobel Prize...
, published by McClelland and Stewart
McClelland and Stewart
McClelland & Stewart Limited is a Canadian publishing company. It is partially owned by Random House of Canada, now a subsidiary of Bertelsmann....
in 1986
1986 in literature
The year 1986 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*Michael Grade. Controller of BBC One, axes plans to televise Ian Curteis's The Falklands Play.-New books:*Kingsley Amis - The Old Devils...
. It won the 1986 Governor General's Award
1986 Governor General's Awards
Each winner of the 1986 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-Fiction:Winner:*Alice Munro, The Progress of LoveOther Finalists:...
for English Fiction, her third win of that award.
Stories
- "The Progress of Love"
- "Lichen"
- "Monsieur les Deux Chapeaux"
- "Miles City, Montana"
- "Fits"
- "The Moon in the Orange Street Skating Rink"
- "Jesse and Meribeth"
- "Eskimo"
- "A Queer Streak"
- "Circle of Prayer"
- "White Dump"