Margaret Atwood [Hardcover]

This introduction covers Atwood's work from the end of the 1960s to the present, drawing out her recurring themes of Canadian identity and the wilderness, the representation of women and female bodies, and history and its narration. Winner of the Margaret Atwood Society Best Book in 1997, the second edition is thoroughly revised and updated. It includes new chapters covering Atwood's recent novels Alias Grace, The Blind Assassin, and Oryx and Crake, and her 2002 book on writing Negotiating with the Dead.This introduction covers Atwood's work from the end of the 1960s to the present, drawing out her recurring themes of Canadian identity and the wilderness, the representation of women and female bodies, and history and its narration. Winner of the Margaret Atwood Society Best Book in 1997, the second edition is thoroughly revised and updated. It includes new chapters covering Atwood's recent novels Alias Grace, The Blind Assassin, and Oryx and Crake, and her 2002 book on writing Negotiating with the Dead.

Acknowledgements.- General Editor's Preface.- Introduction: A Writer on Writing.- THE END OF THE 60s.- The Edible Woman.- THE 1970s.- Surfacing and Survival .- Lady Oracle.- Life Before Man.- THE 1980s.- Bodily Harm.- The Handmaid's Tale.- Cat's Eye.- THE 1990s.- The Robber Bride.- Alias Grace.- 2000 AND AFTER.- The Blind Assassin.- Oryx and Crake.- Conclusion.- Notes.- Bibliography.- Index.

CORAL ANN HOWELLS is Professor of English and Canadian Literature at the University of Reading, UK, and a former Presidentlóú