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"Canada was built on dead beavers." -- Margaret Atwood
Margaret Eleanor Atwood, CC, O.Ont, FRSC (born November 18, 1939) is a Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, and environmental activist.While she may be best known for her work as a novelist, she is also an award winning poet, having published 15 books of poetry to date.Many of her poems have been inspired by myths and fairy tales, which have been interests of hers from an early age. Atwood has published short stories in Tamarack Review, Alphabet, Harper's, CBC Anthology, Ms., Saturday Night, Playboy, and many other magazines. She has also published four collections of stories and three collections of unclassifiable short prose works.

She is among the most-honoured authors of fiction in recent history; she is a winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award and Prince of Asturias award for Literature, has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize five times, winning once, and has been a finalist for the Governor General's Award seven times, winning twice.

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Total Books: 749
Maddaddam
2013 - Maddaddam [MaddAddam, Bk 3 - Audio CD - Unabridged] (Audio CD)
ISBN-13: 9780385367400
ISBN-10: 0385367406
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
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The Blind Assassin
2001 - The Blind Assassin (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780385720953
ISBN-10: 0385720955
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 502

Surfacing
1998 - Surfacing (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780385491051
ISBN-10: 0385491050
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 55

Alias Grace
1996 - Alias Grace [Audio Cassette - Abridged] (Audio Cassette)Audio Cassette
ISBN-13: 9780553477726
ISBN-10: 0553477722
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 4

The Robber Bride
1994 - The Robber Bride (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780770426163
ISBN-10: 0770426166
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 8

Surfacing
1994 - Surfacing (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780860680642
ISBN-10: 0860680649
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 5

The Robber Bride
1993 - The Robber Bride (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780385260084
ISBN-10: 0385260083
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 50

The Edible Woman
1991 - The Edible Woman (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780553296990
ISBN-10: 055329699X
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
 16

Cat's Eye
1989 - Cat's Eye (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780553282474
ISBN-10: 0553282476
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 101

Selected Poems II  1976  1986
1987 - Selected Poems II 1976 1986 (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780395454060
ISBN-10: 0395454069
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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