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  1. Surfacing is a novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood. Published by McClelland and Stewart in 1972 , it was her second novel. Surfacing has been described by commentators as a companion novel to Atwood's collection of poems, Power Politics , which was written the previous year and deals with complementary issues.

  2. The Penelopiad, 2005: In “The Penelopiad,” Atwood reimagines Homer’s epic “The Odyssey” from the perspective of Penelope, the wife of Odysseus. Penelope narrates her own story from the afterlife, reflecting on her life and the events that took place during her husband’s long absence.

  3. Second Words: Selected Critical Prose. Book. The fifty essays in Second Words span the period from 1962 to 1980 and reveal Margaret Atwood's views on feminism, Canadian literature, the creative process, nationalism, sexism, as well as critical commentary on such writers as Erica Jong, E. L. Doctorow, Northrop Frye, Roch Carrier, Marie-Claire ...

  4. Jan 29, 2024 · Margaret Atwood is an extraordinarily good writer who has produced widely different books: so far, two novels, five books of poetry, and a critical guide to Canadian literature. She possesses an unusual combination of wit and satiric edge, a fine critical intelligence, and an ability to go deep into the irrational earth of the psyche.

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  5. Jun 1, 1995 · Second Words: Selected Critical Prose 19601982. Margaret Atwood. House of Anansi, Jun 1, 1995 - Literary Criticism - 448 pages. Reissued in a handsome A List edition, the largest...

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  7. Jun 28, 2021 · Margaret Atwood was born in 1939 in Ottawa and grew up in northern Ontario, Quebec, and Toronto. She received her undergraduate degree from Victoria College at the University of Toronto and her master's degree from Radcliffe College. Throughout her writing career, Margaret Atwood has received numerous awards and honourary degrees.

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