Godrich, Ontario, Canada. 23 Oct, 2006. FILE PHOTO - Canadian author ALICE MUNRO, 82, is the first Canadian-based writer to win the Nobel Prize for literature. Upon hearing the news, a 'delighted' Munro says she knew she was in the running for the prize, but never thought she'd win. The 82-year-old writer was named today as the 110th Nobel laureate in literature and the only the 13th woman to receive the distinction. An official at The Swedish Academy, which selects Nobel literature winners, called Munro a 'master of the contemporary short story.' Credit: ZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy Live News
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Oct. 10, 2013 - FILE PHOTO - Canadian author ALICE MUNRO, 82, is the first Canadian-based writer to win the Nobel Prize for literature. Upon hearing the news, a 'delighted' Munro says she knew she was in the running for the prize, but never thought she'd win. The 82-year-old writer was named today as the 110th Nobel laureate in literature and the only the 13th woman to receive the distinction. An official at The Swedish Academy, which selects Nobel literature winners, called Munro a 'master of the contemporary short story.' Pictured: October 23, 2006 - Godrich, Ontario, Canada - Alice Munro on her favorite walk she takes with her husband through a park along the eastern edge of Lake Huron. (Credit Image: © George Waldman/ZUMA Wire/ZUMAPRESS.com)