The Blind Assassin Margaret Atwood
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The novel begins with the mysterious death a possible suicide of a young woman named laura chase in 1945. The blind assassin margaret atwood the blind assassin is a novel by the canadian writer margaret atwood. Iris chase is the fictional author who even includes two novellas within her own book.
Widely regarded as one of the world s leading writers margaret atwood is an author essayist poet and activist whose inventive and diverse literary output ranges widely and deeply from feminist classics such as the handmaid s tale and the edible woman to complex blends of science fiction and reality such as her man booker prize winning novel the blind assassin and chilling dystopian. Under the premise of an old woman writing her autobiography upon her deathbed atwood relates the basics of human existence. Set in canada it is narrated from the present day referring to previous events that span the twentieth century.
From the 1 new york times bestselling author of the handmaid s tale winner of the booker prize in the blind assassin margaret atwood weaves together strands of gothic suspense romance and science fiction into one utterly spellbinding narrative the novel begins with the mysterious death a possible suicide of a young woman named laura chase in 1945. Margaret atwood s the blind assassin is spacetime adventure into the human soul. The writing is exquisite each detail and description thoughtful and showing the fertility of atwood s imagination.
In the blind assassin margaret atwood weaves together strands of gothic suspense romance and science fiction into one utterly spellbinding narrative. Margaret atwood new novel is made up of three strands. My paperback copy is 637 pages but every one of them is a joy to read.
There s no way in or out. From the 1 new york times bestselling author of the handmaid s tale winner of the booker prize in the blind assassin margaret atwood weaves together strands of gothic suspense romance and science fiction into one utterly spellbinding narrative the novel begins with the mysterious death a possible suicide of a young woman named laura chase in 1945. The blind assassin is a novel by the canadian writer margaret atwood it was first published by mcclelland and stewart in 2000.
