Meneseteung | Critical Overview
When Friend of My Youth was published in 1990, it was a critical success. As Judith Timson notes in her 1990 essay on the work, it ‘‘was an instant literary event not only in Canada but also in the United States, where the writer and her work have garnered rave reviews.’’ Many of these rave reviews, including those that Munro earned for Friend of My Youth, are due to Munro’s unconventional style. Anne Boston, in her 1990 review of the collection for New Statesmen and Society, remarks on Munro’s ‘‘fine disregard for convention,’’ saying that the...
[The entire page is 705 words long]
Join eNotes
The above is a free excerpt. Get total access to this content with the:
Summary and Analysis – Themes – Characters – And much more...
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
Navigate
Related Topics
Tell a friend about Meneseteung at eNotes.
