Margaret Atwood
author profile
born
November 18, 1939
gender
female
place of birth
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
website
genre
Literature & Fiction
influences
George Orwell
about this author
Margaret Eleanor Atwood, OC (born November 18, 1939) is a Canadian writer. A prolific poet, novelist, literary critic, feminist and activist, she has received national and international recognition for her writing.
books by Margaret Atwood
combine editionsavg rating: 3.89 | 76128 ratings | 100 distinct works
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The Handmaid's Tale (Paperback) by Margaret Atwood avg rating 4.00 — 32116 ratings — published 1985 54 editions |
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The Blind Assassin (Paperback) by Margaret Atwood avg rating 3.91 — 7073 ratings — published 2008 32 editions |
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Oryx and Crake (Mass Market Paperback) by Margaret Atwood avg rating 3.94 — 5882 ratings — published 2003 31 editions |
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Cat's Eye (Paperback) by Margaret Atwood avg rating 3.94 — 4449 ratings — published 1988 26 editions |
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The Robber Bride (Paperback) by Margaret Atwood avg rating 3.76 — 3753 ratings — published 1993 30 editions |
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Alias Grace (Paperback) by Margaret Atwood avg rating 3.91 — 3535 ratings — published 2005 29 editions |
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The Edible Woman (Paperback) by Margaret Atwood avg rating 3.60 — 2229 ratings — published 1969 23 editions |
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Surfacing (Paperback) by Margaret Atwood avg rating 3.45 — 1813 ratings — published 1972 22 editions |
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The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus (Hardcover) by Margaret Atwood avg rating 3.53 — 1669 ratings — published 2005 28 editions |
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Lady Oracle (Paperback) by Margaret Atwood avg rating 3.66 — 1093 ratings — published 1976 26 editions |
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quotes by Margaret Atwood
"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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