Margaret Atwood
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born
November 18, 1939
gender
female
place of birth
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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genre
Literature & Fiction
influences
George Orwell
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Margaret Eleanor Atwood, OC is a Canadian writer. A prolific poet, novelist, literary critic, feminist and activist, she has received national and international recognition for her writing.
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The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood avg rating 3.97 — 51,528 ratings — published 1985 59 editions |
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The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood avg rating 3.85 — 12,528 ratings — published 2000 34 editions |
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Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood avg rating 3.91 — 10,259 ratings — published 2003 37 editions |
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Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood avg rating 3.88 — 7,349 ratings — published 1988 32 editions |
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Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood avg rating 3.88 — 6,487 ratings — published 1996 34 editions |
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The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood avg rating 3.74 — 5,857 ratings — published 1993 33 editions |
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The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood avg rating 3.58 — 3,543 ratings — published 1969 26 editions |
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The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus by Margaret Atwood avg rating 3.54 — 2,850 ratings — published 2005 30 editions |
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Surfacing by Margaret Atwood avg rating 3.43 — 2,831 ratings — published 1972 27 editions |
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Lady Oracle by Margaret Atwood avg rating 3.63 — 1,698 ratings — published 1976 28 editions |
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"Perhaps I write for no one. Perhaps for the same person children are writing for when they scrawl their names in the snow."
— Margaret Atwood
— Margaret Atwood
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