About
Margaret Atwood, born in 1939 in Ottawa, is a major figure in Canadian literature. She studied at the University of Toronto and Harvard. Her first poetry collection, Double Persephone, appeared in 1961, and her first novel, The Edible Woman, in 1969. She is world-renowned for The Handmaid's Tale (1985), a dystopian novel adapted into a TV series, and for The Testaments (2019), its sequel. Winner of numerous awards, including the Booker Prize twice, she has published over fifty books, exploring themes such as power, memory, and the environment. She has also taught at several universities and advocated for writers' rights.
* 1939-11-18
Major works
- The Handmaid's Tale (1985)novel
- The Blind Assassin (2000)novel
- Alias Grace (1996)novel
- Oryx and Crake (2003)novel
- The Testaments (2019)novel
Key milestones
- 1966Wins the Governor General's Award for her poetry collection The Circle Game.
- 2000Wins the Booker Prize for The Blind Assassin.
- 2019Co-wins the Booker Prize for The Testaments, sequel to The Handmaid's Tale.
Themes
DystopiaPower and oppressionIdentity and memoryEnvironment and ecologyRole of women
Sources: britannica.com · id.loc.gov · nac-cna.ca
