Articles related to "Margaret Atwood"



The Blind Assassin: Atwood, M
No blind alley story lines here: A review of Margaret Atwood's "The Blind Assassin" A gently written story within a story - well worth reading
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A Short Bio of Margaret Atwood
An introduction to the life and writing of Margaret Atwood.
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Alias Grace - Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood's Alias Grace is a fictional account of infamous murderess Grace Marks. It presents the reader with the facts while sticking to a fictional background.
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Analysis of Margaret Atwood's Cat's Eye
Canadian author Margaret Atwood explores the themes of identity and self worth through a retrospective look at art in Cat's Eye.
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Looking for Answers?
The answers to the Christmas Quiz as well as the Authors.
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Margaret Atwood's "Rape Fantasies"
"Rape Fantasies," a 1977 short story by Margaret Atwood, asks questions about the validity of sexual fantasies of this nature.
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Margaret Atwood's "Variations on the Word Love"
The sarcastic narrator in Atwood's poem scorns the confusion society expresses between emotional and purely physical love.
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Margaret Atwood's The Blind Assassin
Margaret Atwood's 38th novel is dark but not chilling.
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Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, Pt 1
A brief overview of her book as well as some information on her life, next article will look at her book and some of the underlying themes and how it relates to the history of the US.
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Memories of Studying Canadian Lit
Like many students in Canada, Canadian Literature was a part of my formal education. Here are some memories.
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More Canadian Classics
More classic Canadian novels and writers like Mordecai Richler and Margaret Laurence.
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Searching for Self through Starvation in Atwood
"The Edible Woman" takes readers on a journey through one woman's rebellion against the male-dominated society that she is thrust into.
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The Giller Prize
An overview of the finalists for the 2000 Giller Prize, the most prestigious award in Canada for fiction.
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The Handmaid's Tale
"The Handmaid's Tale" is a chilling story of what can happen when rights are taken away from a group of people.
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The Socially Conscious Poetry of Margaret Atwood
Review of "True Stories: Poems," by Margaret Atwood. Simon & Schuster: New York, 1981. 103pp.
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What is Canadian Literature?
A lively discussion-starter that approaches the different perceptions of what Canadian Literature is.
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Diving Deep into Identity in Atwood's Surfacing
Atwood's Surfacing takes readers below the surface as one woman re-visits her childhood home and the secrets of her past.
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"Mortification" Exposes Writers' Worst Moments
Seventy writers tell stories of public shame in the anthology Mortification, edited by Robin Robertson. Barnes, Hiaasen, and Ondaatje remind us even they're not perfect.
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A Chat With Dennis Lee
Dennis Lee is one of Canada's best-loved children's authors. Who doesn't know <i>Alligator Pie</i>? He has a new book out, a story-poem called <i>The Cat and the Wizard</i>, and I had the privilege to speak with him.
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Canadian Authors
For no perticular reason at all, here are some Authors that are Canadian.
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Canadian Classics
A look at some of the novels which have built the foundation of Canadian Literature.
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Canadians Can Write but Will They Read it?
Canadians are put to shame when a government-sponsored poll reveals most Canadians cannot name even one CanLit author.
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Governor General's Awards 2000
Governor General's Literary Awards 2000 preview.
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PhotoGraphic Encounters
Literature meets visual art in this book of literary criticism.
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The 2001 Booker Prize- Who Will Take the Prize?
All eyes are on the Booker Prize which is announced this month. There are alot of rumblings in the literary ranks over the prize this year. Let us take a look at the books that are poised for the prize.
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The Giller and the Governor: The Prizes of Richard B. Wright
Richard B. Wright takes home the two of the biggest literary prizes in Canada for <i> Clara Callan</i>. Winning both The Giller Prize and the Governor General's Award, Wright has pole- vaulted from the overlooked to a literary pinnacle. Let's find out why <i> Clara Callan </i> is a double prize winner.
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Tossing Out the Dogma
Jennifer Ley's hypertext suites blending poetry and images make an indelible mark on arts and letters in cyberspace.
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21st Century Canadian Fiction Authors
A look at the stories and the successes that made Canadian authors Douglas Coupland, Michael Ondaatje and Margaret Atwood household literary figures.
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Influential Canadian Fiction Authors
A look at the stories and the successes that made Canadian authors Douglas Coupland, Michael Ondaatje and Margaret Atwood household literary figures.
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The Ultimate List of Canadian Lit Books 76-100
A countdown of the Most Important Books in Canadian Literature, from 1984 to 2004, as reported by the Literary Review of Canada
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Three of the Best in Canadian Literature
A look at the stories and the successes that made Canadian authors Douglas Coupland, Michael Ondaatje and Margaret Atwood household literary figures.
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Atwood's Unhappy Endings
An essay examining the writing styles utilized in Margaret Atwood's short story, "Happy Endings." What familiar plots and settings are used? How does our perspective change as readers the older we get?
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Poems about Poetry
They say write about what you know - so if you're a poet, try writing about your craft.
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Atwood's Penelopiad On Stage
Margaret Atwood's novel The Penelopiad comes to the stage through an unusual international theatrical collaboration.
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Celebrate the Environment in April
Some of the eco-oriented events and environmental programs scheduled for April 2007
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Review: Paradises Lost by Ursula Le Guin
A generation-ship story, Paradises Lost focuses on the the life of colonists on a two century long voyage to SindyChew. (Literally 'New Earth' in Mandarin)
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The Blurring of Reality in Surfacing by Atwood
Things aren't always what they seem. Margaret Atwood, in her novel, Surfacing, wants her readers to know this.
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The Ultimate List of Canadian Lit Books 51-75
A countdown of the Most Important Books in Canadian Literature, from 1970 to 1982, as reported by the Literary Review of Canada
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Booker Prize
The Man Booker Prize is awarded each October for the best original novel written in English by a citizen of the British Commonwealth of Nations or the Republic or Ireland
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Voices of the Scribbling Women
Women have contributed a great deal to the development of the literary arts.

Canadian Content-The 2002 Man Booker Prize
The Canadian content this year amounts to a whopping 20 pct; four books out of a long list of twenty. But Canada is up against an impressive stable of writers; In the words of the Iron Chef, "who will take the prize, whose cuisine will reign supreme?"

Dilys, Mary Higgins Clark, & Hammett Awards
Dilys Award nominations & winner. Mary Higgins Clark nominations & winner. Hammett award nominations & winner.
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Fiction & NonFiction Governor General Award Wins
A look at the fiction and nonfiction winners of the Governor General Awards, from 2000-2008.
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Man Booker Prize
The Man Booker Prize is one of the most significant literary awards available to authors from the British Commonwealth and Republic of Ireland.
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Prize News
Breaking news in Prizes this week: The IMPAC Dublin Literary Award short list has been announced, and the great master W.G. Sebald who passed away this December, earns the National Book Critics Circle fiction prize.
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Speaking to Shelley A. Leedahl, Part Two
Shelley A. Leedahl describes writing for adults compared to writing for youth, and talks about her future writing projects.
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The New Yorker: The Quintessential Literary Mag
The New Yorker is more than just a bunch of clever cartoons, it is one of the most well-respected literary and cultural magazines that has stood the test of time.
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The Prize Winners
The fall prize season has unearthed some surprises. Hungary gains a Nobel Laureate for the very first time, and Yann Martel from Canada wins the Booker Prize.
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The World of Canadian Publishers
Canada has a diverse number of publishers, from major publishing houses to small academic presses. Here is a short survey of some of Canada's best-known, and soon to be best known, publishers.
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Three Fun Poetic Forms
Poetry can be enjoyable to write. These fun forms are suitable for public occasions, greeting cards or commemorative epitaphs.
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