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Atwood, Margaret
(1939- ) Canadian writer. Notable novels include: "The Edible Woman" (1972), "Surfacing" (1972), "Lady Oracle" (1976), "Life Before Man" (1979), "Bodily Harm" (1981), "The Handmaid's Tale" (1985, received the Governor General's Award), "Cat's Eye" (1988), "The Robber Bride" (1993). Her works also include short fiction, poetry, criticism, and children's books.
Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood's books have been published in over thirty-five countries. She is the author of more than thirty books of fiction, poetry, and critical essays.
Oryx and Crake
In Evan Dashevsky's review, he says: "Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake is an unapologetic member of this second variety--a species of literature whose blank check negativity and cynicism I find more than a little bit boring."