For over 60 years, Munro authored short stories, many of them were about life in rural Canada.
Her family and publisher have verified that she passed away on Monday night at her Port Hope, Ontario, home.
Because of the compassion and wisdom in Munro’s novels, she was frequently likened to Russian author Anton Chekhov.
“Alice Munro is a national treasure – a writer of enormous depth, empathy, and humanity whose work is read, admired, and cherished by readers throughout Canada and around the world,” said Penguin Random House Canada CEO Kristin Cochrane in a statement.
Her first significant breakthrough occurred in 1968 when her book of short stories.
