by Margaret Atwood · Bloomsbury Publishing PLC · tapa dura · ISBN 9780747549376
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The Blind Assassin is a novel by Margaret Atwood, published in 2000. The story interweaves multiple narratives and explores themes of memory, love, loss, and the complexities of family relationships. The novel is primarily set in the fictional Canadian town of Port Ticonderoga and follows the life of Iris Chase Griffen, who reflects on her past and the mysterious death of her sister Laura. Through flashbacks and a novel within a novel, Atwood creates a layered and thought-provoking narrative that delves into the complexities of the human experience.
Margaret Eleanor Atwood is a Canadian novelist, poet, literary critic, and inventor. Since 1961, she has published 18 books of poetry, 18 novels, 11 books of nonfiction, nine collections of short fiction, eight children's books, two graphic novels, and a number of small press editions of both poetry and fiction. Her best-known work is the 1985 dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale. Atwood has won numerous awards and honors for her writing, including two Booker Prizes, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Order of Canada, the Franz Kafka Prize, the Prince of Asturias Award for literature, and the National Book Critics and PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Awards. A number of her works have been adapted for film and television.
