Alice Munro vs Kenzaburō Ōe
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Compare the life timelines of Alice Munro (1931–2024) and Kenzaburō Ōe (1935–2023) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 88 years, from 1935 to 2023.
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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
Kenzaburō Ōe (1935–2023)
- — Born in Ōse, Ehime Prefecture Verified
- — Entered the University of Tokyo Verified
- — Awarded the Akutagawa Prize for The Catch Verified
- — Married Yukari Itami Verified
- — Birth of his son Hikari Verified
- — Published A Personal Matter Verified
- — Published The Silent Cry Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature Verified
- — Cleared in the Okinawa Notes libel case Verified
- — Died in Tokyo Verified