Alice Munro and the shame of silence
Two months after her death, the writer’s legacy has been thrown into disarray, her unforgivable acts laid out in public for the first time.
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Megan Nolan is a writer of essays, criticism and fiction born in Ireland and based in London. She writes a fortnightly column for the New Statesman.
Two months after her death, the writer’s legacy has been thrown into disarray, her unforgivable acts laid out in public for the first time.
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