Canadian author Alice Munro won the Nobel Prize for Literature.<br/> <br />The Nobel committee called her the "master of the short story" when announcing 1.25 million dollar prize.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Swedish) PERMANENT SECRETARY OF THE SWEDISH ACADEMY, PETER ENGLUND, SAYING:<br/> <br />"I can tell you that yes, it is a woman. Before I start to read from my little paper, I want you to be alert because the citation is very short. The Nobel prize in literature 2013 is awarded the Canadian author Alice Munro - master of the contemporary short story."<br/> <br />The Swedish academy awarded the prize for what they said were Munro's tales of struggle, love and tragedy among women in small-town Canada.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Swedish) PERMANENT SECRETARY OF THE SWEDISH ACADEMY, PETER ENGLUND, SAYING:<br/> <br />"She is an absolutely excellent author and not just in a technical sense. She has a power of observation that is almost uncanny."<br/> <br />Munro spoke with Canada's CBC Television by phone after the announcement.
