Alice Munro, At Home and Abroad

Winning the Nobel Prize in Literature resulted in a significant increase in Alice Munro’s book sales not just in Canada, but also internationally. This report compares sales data for Alice Munro’s titles in ten countries, before and after her Nobel Prize in Literature win. The Canadian sales data was provided by BookNet Canada; Nielsen Book contributed figures for Australia, India, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Cover of Alice Munro, At Home and Abroad: How The Nobel Prize in Literature Affects Book Sales. A publication by BookNet Canada

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