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Margaret Atwood--one of Canada's leading writers--and Robert Weaver--the dean of Canadian anthologists--have pooled their talents to produce this authoritative, as well as historically and regionally representative anthology of Canadian short stories.
Arranged chronologically from the 19th century to the present, this volume of forty stories offers the finest examples of Canadian writing, including a story by Margaret Atwood herself ("The Sin Eater"), as well as stories by Morley Callaghan ("Last Spring They Came Over"), Mavis Gallant ("The Ice Wagon Going Down the Street"), Margaret Laurence ("The Loons"), Alice Munro ("The Peace of Utrecht"), Mordecai Richler ("The Summer My Grandmother Was Supposed to Die"), Jane Rule ("Slogans"), Guy Vanderhaeghe ("Dancing Bear"), and many others.Drawing together some of the greatest stories in the English language, this anthology also features biographical notes and an index of authors. ... Read more

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In this collection of miscellaneous writings by Margaret Atwood, Gertrude describes what really happened in Hamlet , an ugly sister and a wicked stepmother put in a good word for themselves, and a reincarnated bat explains how Bram Stoker got Dracula hopelessly wrong. ... Read more

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This is a unique study which examines the writing of Margaret Atwood, one of Canada's most accomplished novelists and poets. In this incisive feminist analysis, Hengen provides a psychoanalytic overview examining Atwood's treatment of women and power. An important contribution, Margaret Atwood's Power is a thought-provoking evaluation which provides new insights into Margaret Atwood's work and popularity.

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"...craft and crafty rub shoulders; and... the words artifice, artifact, articulation and art all come from the same ancient root, a word meaning to join, to fit, and to make." This quotation, from a review Margaret Atwood once wrote, fits her own literary craftsmanship. Drawing on research into Atwood's unpublished drafts and typescripts and on interviews, 'To Join, to Fit, and to Make' investigates how Atwood plays with the relationship between form and meaning, and the extent to which her narrative designs reflect the themes of her fiction. The author demonstrates how Atwood lets the very construction of her narratives expose the ideological and "constructed" character of 'all' narrative, whether of fact or fiction. Primarily focusing on two mature works, 'Cat's Eye' and 'The Robber Bride', this study also explores the interconnectedness of all of Atwood's work, throughout which certain literary myths and themes reappear in different guises. Thus, the analysis of 'Cat's Eye', which centres on the dramatic quality of autobiography, traces the key issues of the novel back to the very beginning of Atwood's writing. In 'The Robber Bride', the author discusses the function of the intricate mirroring and complex layering of the novel, and demonstrates how Atwood uses these basically gothic conventions to present new and challenging alternatives of vision. ... Read more

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A must for students of Atwood's art
Students, teachers and general readers will find this a fine guide to Atwood's most popular writings, with an in-depth interview with the author offering some unique insights into the texts under discussion. Included here are critical observations on Handmaid's Tale, Blind Assassin, Bluebeard's Egg and more: a must for students of Atwood's art. ... Read more

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Novelist, poet, cultural critic, Margaret Atwood is one of the mostfascinating, versatile, and productive authors of our time, a superbwriter in any genre she chooses to tackle. This book was prepared on theoccasion of Atwood's sixtieth birthday in November 1999. Its first aimis therefore to take stock of Atwood's multifarious works andinternational impact at the height of her creative powers. Secondly, thebook serves as a wide-ranging introduction to the writer and her works.Fifteen informative articles written specifically for this volume byAtwood specialists from Canada, the USA, the UK, Germany, and Francetreat her life and status, her works (up-to-date survey articles onAtwood's novels, short fiction, poetry, and literary and culturalcriticism), and important approaches to her works (from the standpointsof gender politics, mythology, ecology, popular culture, constructivism,and Canadian nationalism). A final section on creativity, transmission,and reception includes an interview with Atwood on creativity,statements by some of Atwood's important transmitters, includingpublishers, editors, literary agents, and translators, and some 15statements by Atwood's fellow writers, in which they explore herimportance for them. A number of photographs of Atwood, several cartoonsdrawn by and about her, an up-to-date bibliography of works by and about her, and an index round out the volume.Reingard M. Nischik is Professor of American literature at the University of Constance, Germany. ... Read more

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Many of the highly praised bibliographies that make up The Annotated Bibliography of Canada's Major Authors are also available in individual author reprints. Separately bound and covered, each bibliography concentrates on one major Canadian author. ... Read more

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Un merveilleux roman!
Je n'avais jamais lu de roman de Margaret Atwood mais ce livre m'a fait découvrir une grande écrivaine canadienne.Superbement écrit, lyrique, fascinant.Une vision unique de la femme dans cette époque.Le déchirement que les choix que nous faisons ont et auront sur notre vie.Le livre vous tient en haleine jusqu'au bout et le roman dans le roman est merveilleux.À lire absolument de même que les autres romans de cette écrivaine... ... Read more

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A gathering of twenty-two interviews with Atwood by other writers, including Graeme Gibson, Joyce Carol Oates, Geoff Hancock. ... Read more