Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Runaway_(book)Runaway (book) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Runaway_(book)

   • Cached

   Runaway is a book of short stories by Alice Munro. First published in 2004 by McClelland and Stewart, it was awarded that year's Giller Prize and Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize. [1]

2. Images

   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 

   View all

3. www.thoughtco.com › closer-look-at-alice-munrosA Closer Look at Alice Munro's 'Runaway' - ThoughtCo

   www.thoughtco.com › closer-look-at-alice-munros

   • Cached

   • Multiple Runaways
   • Parallels Between Goat and Girl
   • Carla’s Responsibility
   • Clark's Pet Entirely

   Runaway people, animals, and emotions abound in the story. The wife, Carla, is twice a runaway. When she was 18 and college-bound, she ran off to marry her husband, Clark, against her parents' wishes and has been estranged from them since. And now, getting on a bus to Toronto, she runs away a second time—this time from Clark. Carla's beloved white ...

   See full list on thoughtco.com

   Munro describes the goat's behavior in ways that mirror Carla's relationship with Clark. She writes: When Carla first left home, she behaved much in the starry-eyed manner of the goat. She was filled with "giddy delight" in her pursuit of a "more authentic kind of life" with Clark. She was impressed by his good looks, his colorful employment histor...

   See full list on thoughtco.com

   Though Clark is clearly presented as a murderous, stultifying force, the story also places some of the responsibility for Carla's situation on Carla herself. Consider the way Flora allows Clark to pet her, even though he may have been responsible for her original disappearance and is probably about to kill her. When Sylvia tries to pet her, Flora p...

   See full list on thoughtco.com

   On first reading, you might expect that just as the goat shifted alliances from Clark to Carla, Carla, too, might have changed alliances, believing more in herself and less in Clark. It's certainly what Sylvia Jamieson believes. And it's what common sense would dictate, given the way Clark treats Carla. But Carla defines herself entirely in terms o...

   See full list on thoughtco.com

4. www.goodreads.com › book › showRunaway: Stories by Alice Munro - Goodreads

   www.goodreads.com › book › show

   • Cached

   Jan 1, 2004 · The incomparable Alice Munro’s bestselling and rapturously acclaimed Runaway is a book of extraordinary stories about love and its infinite betrayals and surprises, from the title story about a young woman who, though she thinks she wants to, is incapable of leaving her husband, to three stories about a woman named Juliet and the emotions ...

   • 4/5 (26.1K)
   • Format: Paperback

   • Author: Alice Munro

5. Videos

   • 

     2:58

     youtube.com

     Runaway Bride (1999) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers

     17 Apr 2018

     1.1M views

   • 

     1:26

     youtube.com

     Runaway Bride 88 Movie CLIP Will You Marry Me 1999 HD YouTube2

     22 May 2015

     12K views

   • 

     2:53

     imdb.com

     Runaway Bride (1999)

     11 Apr 2008

     287 views

   View all

6. whatcathyreadnext.co.uk › 2017/02/27 › book-reviewBook Review: Runaway by Alice Munro - What Cathy Read Next...

   whatcathyreadnext.co.uk › 2017/02/27 › book-review

   Feb 27, 2017 · Well-crafted short stories about love, guilt and betrayal. About the Book. Synopsis (courtesy of Goodreads): Alice Munro’s bestselling and rapturously acclaimed Runaway is a book of extraordinary stories about love and its infinite betrayals and surprises, from the title story about a young woman who, though she thinks she wants to, is ...

7. www.litcharts.com › lit › runawayRunaway Study Guide | Literature Guide - LitCharts

   www.litcharts.com › lit › runaway

   • Cached

   In 1972, after having a fourth daughter, Alice and James Munro separated and Alice went back to the University of Western Ontario to become a writer in residence. There, Munro married her second husband, Gerald Fremlin.

8. www.newyorker.com › magazine › 2003/08/11Runaway - The New Yorker

   www.newyorker.com › magazine › 2003/08/11

   Aug 3, 2003 · Fiction. Runaway. By Alice Munro. August 3, 2003. Carla heard the car coming before it topped the little rise in the road that around here they called a hill. It’s her, she thought. Mrs....

9. People also ask

   How many stories are in Runaway by Alice Munro?

   • Runaway: Stories, Alice MunroRunaway is a book of short stories by Alice Munro. First published in 2004 by McClelland and Stewart, it was awarded that year's Giller Prize and Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize.There are eight short stories in the book.

   Runaway: Stories by Alice Munro - Goodreads

   www.goodreads.com/book/show/14280.Runaway

   See all results for this question

   What is the study guide for Alice Munro's runaway?

   • Welcome to the LitCharts study guide on Alice Munro's Runaway. Created by the original team behind SparkNotes, LitCharts are the world's best literature guides. A concise biography of Alice Munro plus historical and literary context for Runaway. A quick-reference summary: Runaway on a single page. In-depth summary and analysis of every of Runaway.

   Runaway Study Guide | Literature Guide - LitCharts

   www.litcharts.com/lit/runaway

   See all results for this question

   What happened to Alice Munro?

   • Since 2009, Alice Munro has suffered various health conditions that have prevented her from travel and public appearance. Munro’s most recent short story compilation is Dear Life, published in 2012. In 2013, her husband died, and in the same year, she won the Nobel Prize in Literature.

   Runaway Study Guide | Literature Guide - LitCharts

   www.litcharts.com/lit/runaway

   See all results for this question

   Who is Alice Munro?

   • Alice Munro was born Alice Laidlaw in rural southern Ontario, Canada, which is also the setting of most of her stories. Munro’s father was a farmer, and her mother was a teacher. She began writing when she was a teenager and published her first short story when she was 19 years old and studying English at the University of Western Ontario.

   Runaway Study Guide | Literature Guide - LitCharts

   www.litcharts.com/lit/runaway

   See all results for this question

   What are some good short stories by Alice Munro?

   • Runaway is another wonderful collection of short stories from the masterful Alice Munro. This is the second book of hers that I've read and I'm starting to see a common theme emerge. The protagonists are usually women, and the stories usually revolve around a crucial moment in their lives.

   Runaway: Stories by Alice Munro - Goodreads

   www.goodreads.com/book/show/14280.Runaway

   See all results for this question

   Is Alice Munro a good book?

   • I began reading Alice Munro by her collection "The Love of a Good Woman", then "Open Secrets", "Too Much Happiness", "Hateship, Friendship", "Dear Life", "The View on Castle Rock" and now this. All are masterpieces in their own right. She is a perfect storyteller and forces you to savor each word and each plot, freshly imagined and fleshed out.

   Runaway: Stories by Alice Munro - Goodreads

   www.goodreads.com/book/show/14280.Runaway

   See all results for this question

10. www.litcharts.com › lit › runawayRunaway Summary & Analysis - LitCharts

    www.litcharts.com › lit › runaway

    • Cached

    Need help with Runaway in Alice Munro's Runaway? Check out our revolutionary side-by-side summary and analysis.