Alice Munro vs Cesária Évora
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Compare the life timelines of Alice Munro (1931–2024) and Cesária Évora (1941–2011) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 70 years, from 1941 to 2011.
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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
Cesária Évora (1941–2011)
- — Born in Mindelo, São Vicente, Cape Verde Verified
- — Began singing in the bars of Mindelo
- — Travelled to Lisbon to record
- — Released the album La Diva aux Pieds Nus in Paris Verified
- — Released Miss Perfumado Verified
- — Released Voz d'Amor Verified
- — Won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album Verified
- — Announced her retirement from performing
- — Died in Mindelo Verified