Alice Munro Audio

Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules is a collection of short stories-some classic, others impending-selected and introduced by David Sedaris.

In this superb collection, named one of the five best books of fiction for 2001 by The New York Times, characters are subtly revealed and personal stories unfold in rich detail.

Captivating readers with astounding insights into humanity, Alice Munro delivers some of her finest prose in this stunning collection of short stories.

Ten superb new stories by one of our most beloved and admired writers - the winner of the 2009 Man Booker International Prize. In the first story, a young wife and mother receives release from the unbearable pain of losing her three children from a most surprising source.

In a new collection of stories that are more personal than any that she's written before, Munro pieces her family's history into gloriously imagined fiction. Evocative, gripping, sexy, unexpected - these stories reflect a depth and richness of experience.

In a new collection of stories that are more personal than any that she's written before, Munro pieces her family's history into gloriously imagined fiction. Evocative, gripping, sexy, unexpected - these stories reflect a depth and richness of experience.