NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 18, 2011
"Wholly satisfying, with plenty of insights for Atwood and sci-fi fans alike."
A witty, astute collection of essays and lectures on science fiction by the acclaimed novelist.
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FICTION
Released: Sept. 22, 2009
"Another stimulating dystopia from this always-provocative author, whose complex, deeply involving characters inhabit a bizarre yet frighteningly believable future."
FICTION
Released: Sept. 19, 2006
"Crisp prose, vivid detail and imagery and a rich awareness of the unity of human generations, people and animals, and Nell's own exterior and inmost selves, make this one of Atwood's most accessible and engaging works yet."
The stages of a woman's life and loves are presented in 11 elegantly linked episodes, in the Booker-winning Canadian author's latest collection.
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NONFICTION
Released: Jan. 10, 2006
"If Atwood's name weren't attached, no publisher would bother putting this trivia between book covers."
Top-of-the-head riffs, the majority occupying a peculiar middle ground between fiction and allegory, from the Canadian novelist (
Oryx and Crake, 2003, etc.).
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FICTION
Released: May 6, 2003
"A landmark work of speculative fiction, comparable to A Clockwork Orange, Brave New World, and Russian revolutionary Zamyatin's We. Atwood has surpassed herself."
Environmental unconcern, genetic engineering, and bioterrorism have created the hollowed-out, haunted future world of Atwood's ingenious and disturbing 11th novel, bearing several resemblances to
The Handmaid's Tale (1985).
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FICTION
Released: Sept. 1, 2000
"Boldly imagined and brilliantly executed."
Atwood's skillfully woven tenth novel is her most ambitious and challenging work to date, and a worthy successor to her recent triumph,
Alias Grace (1996).
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