The New Oxford Book of Canadian Short Stories

The outer archives are busy

by Margaret Atwood, Robert Weaver, Alice Munro

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The distinction of the Canadian short story - genre that boasts two of the leading short-story writers in English, Alice Munro and Mavis Gallant - has been recognized internationally, and was celebrated in 1986 by the publication of the acclaimed first edition of this book, of which over 42,000 copies are now in print.

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