Alice Munro vs Bessie Head
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Compare the life timelines of Alice Munro (1931–2024) and Bessie Head (1937–1986) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 49 years, from 1937 to 1986.
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Alice Munro (1931–2024)
- — Born in Wingham, Ontario Verified
- — Studied English and journalism at the University of Western Ontario Verified
- — Married James Munro and moved to Vancouver Verified
- — Moved to Victoria, British Columbia, and opened Munro's Books Verified
- — Published Dance of the Happy Shades Verified
- — Published Lives of Girls and Women Verified
- — Divorced James Munro and returned to Ontario Verified
- — Awarded the Man Booker International Prize Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature Verified
- — Died in Port Hope, Ontario Verified
Bessie Head (1937–1986)
- — Born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Verified
- — Sent to a mission school in Durban Verified
- — Qualified as a teacher and taught in Durban Verified
- — Worked as a journalist in Johannesburg and Cape Town Verified
- — Married Harold Head Verified
- — Left South Africa for Botswana on an exit permit Verified
- — Published her first novel, When Rain Clouds Gather Verified
- — Published A Question of Power Verified
- — Granted Botswana citizenship Verified
- — Died in Serowe, Botswana Verified