Alice Munro vs Yılmaz Güney
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Compare the life timelines of Alice Munro (1931–2024) and Yılmaz Güney (1937–1984) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 47 years, from 1937 to 1984.
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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
Yılmaz Güney (1937–1984)
- — Born in Yenice, Adana Province, Turkey Verified
- — Studied law and economics in Ankara and Istanbul
- — Imprisoned for 18 months on charges of communist propaganda Verified
- — Directed Umut (Hope) Verified
- — Married Fatoş Güney
- — Imprisoned after the 1971 military intervention Verified
- — Convicted of the killing of a judge and sentenced to prison Verified
- — Escaped from prison and fled to France Verified
- — Yol shared the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified