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Margaret Eleanor Atwood CC OOnt CH FRSC FRSL (born November 18, 1939) is a Canadian novelist, poet, and literary critic. Since 1961, she has published 18 books of poetry, 18 novels, 11 books of nonfiction, nine collections of short fiction, eight children's books, two graphic novels, and a number of small press editions of both poetry and fiction.
MARGARET ATWOOD, whose work has been published in more than forty-five countries, is the author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry, critical essays, and graphic novels. Her latest novel, The Testaments, is a co-winner of the 2019 Booker Prize.
Jun 11, 2024 · Margaret Atwood is a Canadian writer best known for her prose fiction and for her feminist perspective. Her notable books include The Handmaid’s Tale (1985), Alias Grace (1996), The Blind Assassin (2000), Oryx and Crake (2003), and The Testaments (2019). Learn more about Atwood’s life and work.
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- Margaret Atwood began writing at age five and resumed her efforts, more seriously, a decade later. As an adolescent, Atwood divided her time betwee...
- Margaret Atwood won two Governor General’s Literary Awards, for Poetry or Drama for The Circle Game (1966) and for fiction for The Handmaid’s Tale...
- Margaret Atwood is best known for The Handmaid’s Tale (1985), a dystopian novel set in New England in the near future, which posits a Christian fun...
- The Circle Game (1964) Atwood released her first full-length poetry book titled The Circle Game in 1964. The collection addresses love, vulnerability, morality and technology — all themes that she would continue to explore in her later work.
- The Edible Woman (1969) Atwood's first novel, The Edible Woman, was released in Canada in 1969. The Edible Woman uses elements of the surreal as it follows a young woman named Marian whose engagement sets off an increasingly bizarre series of events, which include the loss of her ability to eat.
- Survival (1972) In 1972, Atwood published Survival, her first work of criticism. The book represents a detailed analysis of Canadian literature — its strengths and weaknesses — in an attempt to understand what made the country's writing unique.
- The Handmaid's Tale (1985) Released in 1985, The Handmaid's Tale was Atwood's breakthrough book on an international scale. The modern classic tells the story of a Handmaid known as Offred who is trapped in a society where her only purpose is to conceive and bear the child of a powerful man.
Aug 7, 2013 · Learn about the life and works of Margaret Atwood, one of the most celebrated authors in Canadian history. Explore her poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and cultural criticism, and her themes of survival, feminism, and dystopia.
But it’s good to see a resurging interest in the truth, and in upholding core democratic values. With things opening up as Omicron wanes — we hope — I’m chancing a few trips: to London and Edinburgh in the last week of March, then to the US, and after that, Portugal… see Events for details. I’m looking forward!
Jun 28, 2024 · Atwood, 84, is using her powers for good, offering her time, energy, voice and name to help raise money for worthy causes, even if it means flying across the country to a remote Gulf Island amid ...
