Nobel Prize-winning author Alice Munro dies aged 92

One of the most esteemed contemporary writers, Canadian author Alice Munro, has passed away at the age of 92 in her home in Ontario, a spokesperson for her publisher confirmed on Tuesday.

A titan of short-story writing, Munro revolutionized the architecture of short stories and demonstrated that the format was worthy of the Nobel Prize. She published 14 original short-story collections and several short-story compilations. With this body of work, she became the first Canadian to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013.

"Dear Life" was the title Munro gave to her last work, a 2012 collection of short stories. Some of the stories were inspired by the author's own life. Other stories also explored the destinies of women, but it never felt as if feminism was the main issue.