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- ↑ Marlene Goldman, Penning in the Bodies: The Construction of Gendered Subjects in Alice Munro's Boys and Girls, Studies in Canadian Literature, 1990; 15 (1): 62–75.
- ↑ ″She revolutionized the architecture of short stories, often beginning a story in an unexpected place then moving backward or forward in time, and brought a modesty and subtle wit to her work that admirers often traced to her background growing up in rural Canada″, writes Julie Bosmans, Alice Munro Wins Nobel Prize in Literature, The New York Times , 10 October 2013
- ↑ One of the versions has been made available on the website womeninlit.tripod.com: Alice Munro, Boys and Girls.
- ↑ Martin, Walter Rintoul (1987). Alice Munro: Paradox and Parallel . Edmonton: University of Alberta. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-88864-116-8.
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- ↑ "New York Times: Boys and Girls". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
