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5 days ago · Atwood’s distinct witty voice is already present in this book, and if you’re new to Atwood this novel would be a great place to start, to track her skill and wit. Despite it being over 50 years old, I can promise that it’s just as easy to read as any novel published today — probably even easier.
4 days ago · In recognition of Banned Books Week, September 22-28, the Kansas City Public Library hosts two guest speakers: Margaret Atwood – author of dozens of books, including “The Handmaid’s Tale” – on September 24, and “That Librarian” author Amanda Jones on September 25. The American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom documented 1,247 demands to censor library ...
3 days ago · Non son l’umile ancella. “ [W]omen are interesting and important in real life. They are not an afterthought of nature, they are not secondary players in human destiny, and every society has always known that.”. -- Margaret Atwood, February 2017. The West Coast Premiere of the operatic adaptation of Atwood’s landmark 1985 novel The ...
3 days ago · Atwood has written more than 40 books, including fiction, nonfiction, poetry and short stories. “The Handmaid’s Tale,” her 1985 dystopian novel, was turned into an award-winning television ...
5 days ago · Running through Oct. 1 at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, composer Poul Ruders’ and librettist Paul Bentley’s interpretation of Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel is a faithful yet incredibly innovative rendering of the original story. For opera attendees stepping into this patriarchal dystopia for the first time, however, the ...
4 days ago · BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – DECEMBER 14: Margaret Atwood, two-time Booker Prize-winning Author of over 50 books, including The Handmaid’s Tale speaks on stage during 2023 Massachusetts Conference...
3 days ago · 96 books. view quotes. Apr 10, 2008 10:00AM. Margaret Atwood — ‘As all historians know, the past is a great darkness, and filled with echoes. Voices may reach us from it; but what they say to us is ...
