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The Moons of Jupiter
Cover of the first edition.
AuthorAlice Munro
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
Publication date
1982 (1982)

The Moons of Jupiter is a book of short stories by Alice Munro, published by Macmillan of Canada in 1982. It was nominated for the 1982 Governor General's Award for English Fiction.[1] The title of the collection follows from the last short story in the collection "The Moons of Jupiter".

  1. ^ "B.C. authors considered for awards". The Province, May 26, 1983.

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