Margaret Atwood

Margaret Eleanor Atwood, OC (born November 18, 1939) is a Canadian writer. A prolific poet, novelist, literary critic, feminist and political activist, she has received recognition nationally and internationally for her writing.
Novels
The Edible Woman (1969)
Surfacing (1972)
Lady Oracle (1976)
Up in the Tree (1978)
Life before Man (1979)
Anna's Pet (1980)
Bodily Harm (1981)
Unearthing Suite (1983)
The Handmaid's Tale (1985)
The Labrador Fiasco (1986)
Cat's Eye (1988)
For the Birds (1990) (with Shelly Tanaka)
The Robber Bride (1993)
Princess Prunella And the Purple Peanut (1995)
Alias Grace (1996)
The Blind Assassin (2000)
Oryx And Crake (2003)

The Handmaid's Tale (1985)

Awards
The Booker Prize (nominee)
Arthur C. Clarke Award
Prometheus Award (nominee)
Nebula (nominee)

A look at the near future presents the story of Offred, a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead, once the United States, an oppressive world where women are no longer allowed to read and are valued only as long as they are viable for reproduction.

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The Blind Assasin (2000)

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