Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage

 

Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage

By Alice Munro

Alice Munro is one of the best living short story writers, and Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage is an astounding showcase of her talent. In this 2001 collection, Munro explores the complicated bonds between men and women: A young girl successfully (and deceptively) plays matchmaker in the titular tale; a widow grapples with her husband's recent death—and the freedom that comes with it—in another.  Meanwhile, “The Bear Came Over the Mountain” is a famous and notable standout, having been adapted into the film Away from Her. Each story demonstrates Munro's understanding of human relationships and mastery of short fiction, which earned her the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature (the first, and currently the only, Canadian writer to do so).

About

Hate, Friendship, Flirting, Love, Marriage is a book of short stories by Alice Munro, published by McClelland and Stewart in 2001.

In 2006, the story "The Bear Came over the Mountain" was adapted into a film called "Away from It", directed by Sarah Polley and produced by Atom Egoyan. After the release of this film, the group was republished under the title Far From It.

Hateship, Loveship, a 2014 film adaptation of the title story, stars Kristen Wiig, Jay Pearce, Hailee Steinfeld, and Nick Nolte.