Alice Munro wins Man Booker International Prize

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Alice Munro wins Man Booker International Prize

May 27 2009

Alice Munro has been announced as the winner of the third Man Booker International Prize.

Worth 60,000 UK pounds (~US $100,000) to the winner, the prize is awarded every two years to a living author who has published fiction either originally in English or whose work is generally available in translation in the English language.

Source: The Man Booker International Prize

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