Dance of the Happy Shades
Encyclopedia
Dance of the Happy Shades (ISBN 0-099-27377-2) is a book of short stories
by Alice Munro
, published by McGraw-Hill Ryerson in 1968
. It was her first collection of stories and won the 1968 Governor General's Award
for English Fiction. The title of the main story is the English translation provided for the ballet in Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice
when it was first presented in London.
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
by Alice Munro
Alice Munro
Alice Ann Munro is a Canadian short-story writer, the winner of the 2009 Man Booker International Prize for her lifetime body of work, a three-time winner of Canada's Governor General's Award for fiction, and a perennial contender for the Nobel Prize...
, published by McGraw-Hill Ryerson in 1968
1968 in literature
The year 1968 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:* Dean R. Koontz's first novel, Star Quest is published....
. It was her first collection of stories and won the 1968 Governor General's Award
1968 Governor General's Awards
Each winner of the 1968 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts...
for English Fiction. The title of the main story is the English translation provided for the ballet in Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice
Orfeo ed Euridice
Orfeo ed Euridice is an opera composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck based on the myth of Orpheus, set to a libretto by Ranieri de' Calzabigi. It belongs to the genre of the azione teatrale, meaning an opera on a mythological subject with choruses and dancing...
when it was first presented in London.
Stories
- "Walker Brothers Cowboy"
- "The Shining Houses"
- "Thanks for the Ride"
- "The Office"
- "An Ounce of Cure"
- "The Time of Death"
- "Day of the Butterfly"
- "Boys and Girls"
- "Postcard"
- "Red Dress—1946"
- "Sunday Afternoon"
- "A Trip to the Coast"
- "The Peace of Utrecht"
- "Dance of the Happy Shades"