Alice Munro vs Edward Said
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Compare the life timelines of Alice Munro (1931–2024) and Edward Said (1935–2003) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 68 years, from 1935 to 2003.
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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
Edward Said (1935–2003)
- — Born in Jerusalem, British Mandate of Palestine Verified
- — Family settled in Cairo, Egypt
- — Graduated from Princeton University Verified
- — Joined the faculty of Columbia University Verified
- — Doctorate in English literature from Harvard University Verified
- — Served as a member of the Palestinian National Council Verified
- — Published Orientalism Verified
- — Diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia Verified
- — Published Culture and Imperialism Verified
- — Died in New York City Verified