Alice Munro’s Bestiary: A Book of Human and Non-Human Animals, Héliane Ventura (2024) | Synapse
February 16, 2026
Alice Munro’s Bestiary: A Book of Human and Non-Human Animals, Héliane Ventura (2024)
Key Points
To review Héliane Ventura's book on human and non-human animals in Alice Munro's works.
Literary analysis of Alice Munro's storytelling techniques and themes.
Examination of the representation of animals in commonly noted narratives.
Identifies key themes linking human and non-human interactions.
Highlights the narrative style used by Munro to connect these themes.
Abstract
Review of: Alice Munro’s Bestiary: A Book of Human and Non-Human Animals , Héliane Ventura (2024) Newcastle Upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 237 pp., ISBN 978-1-03640-870-1, h/bk, GPB 64.99