The tent
A delightfully pointed melange of fictional pieces from one of the world's most acclaimed and incisive authors, The Tent is a sparkling addition to Margaret Atwood's always masterful work. Here Atwood pushes form once again, with meditations on warlords, pet heaven, and aging homemakers. She gives a...
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| Format: | Downloads eBook Books eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group,
2007.
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| Summary: | A delightfully pointed melange of fictional pieces from one of the world's most acclaimed and incisive authors, The Tent is a sparkling addition to Margaret Atwood's always masterful work. Here Atwood pushes form once again, with meditations on warlords, pet heaven, and aging homemakers. She gives a sly pep talk to the ambitious young; writes about the disconcerting experience of looking at old photos of ourselves; and examines the boons and banes of orphanhood. Accompanied by her own playful illustrations, Atwood's droll humor and keen insight make each piece full of clarity and grace. Prescient and personal, delectable and tart, The Tent reflects one of our wittiest authors at her best. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| ISBN: | 9780307386946 |
| Author Notes: | Her first book of verse, Double Persephone, was published in 1961 and was awarded the E. J. Pratt Medal. She has published numerous books of poetry, novels, story collections, critical work, juvenile work, and radio and teleplays. Her works include The Journals of Susanna Moodie, Power Politics, Cat's Eye, The Robber Bride, Morning in the Buried House, the MaddAdam trilogy, and The Heart Goes Last. She has won numerous awards including the Prince of Asturias Award for Literature, the Booker Prize in 2000 for The Blind Assassin, the Giller Prize and the Premio Mondello for Alias Grace, and the Governor General's Award in 1966 for The Circle Game and in 1986 for The Handmaid's Tale, which also won the very first Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1987. She won the PEN Pinter prize in 2016 for her political activism. She was awarded the 2016 PEN Pinter Prize for the outstanding literary merit of her body of work. (Bowker Author Biography) |
