- Social life and customs, Fiction, Canadian Short stories, Women
A selection of Atwood's short fiction. With flashes of fantasy, humor, and unexpected violence, the stories reveal the complexities of human relationships and bring to life characters who touch us deeply, evoking terror and laughter, compassion and recognition.
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- Author
- Margaret Atwood
- First published
- 1977
- Pages
- 243
- Publisher
- La Tartaruga, Bantam Books, Claassen
- Editions
- 43
- Language
- French, German, Dutch, Italian
- ISBN
- 9788426449405
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“Late this afternoon she moved out of the old place into the new one.”
Margaret Eleanor Atwood (born November 18, 1939) is a Canadian novelist, poet, literary critic, and inventor. Since 1961, she has published more than 50 books of fiction, poetry, and critical essays, including 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. Her work has been published in over 40 countries, and a number of her works have been adapted for film and television. Her best-known work is the 1985 dystopian novel *The Handmaid's Tale,* and her novels also include *Cat's Eye,* shortlisted for the Booker Prize; Alias Grace, which won the
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