Alice Munro vs Buchi Emecheta
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Compare the life timelines of Alice Munro (1931–2024) and Buchi Emecheta (1944–2017) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 73 years, from 1944 to 2017.
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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
Buchi Emecheta (1944–2017)
- — Born in Lagos, Nigeria Verified
- — Won a scholarship to Methodist Girls' High School, Lagos Verified
- — Married Sylvester Onwordi Verified
- — Moved to London Verified
- — Published her first novel, In the Ditch Verified
- — Graduated in sociology from the University of London Verified
- — Published The Joys of Motherhood Verified
- — Appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire Verified
- — Died in London Verified