US EditionReview: ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Writer Spills the Tea on Her Books’ Origins
Margaret Atwood's 624-page memoir explores her multifaceted life, Canadian literary impact, and writing process with candor and wit, released shortly before her 86th birthday.
- On Nov. 4, Margaret Atwood, Canadian author, published Book of Lives, a 624-page memoir from Doubleday presenting a cradle-to-rocking-chair account of her life.
- Margaret Atwood had long resisted writing a memoir, but she came to embrace it as a way to map her many selves and reflects that every writer contains at least two beings; the memoir carries urgency as Atwood nears 86 with a poignant, almost-goodbye tone.
- Born in 1939, Margaret Atwood spent her childhood between northern Quebec and Toronto, publishing her first novel in 1969 and winning two Booker Prizes among more than 60 books.
- Readers will find Book of Lives rewards ardent fans and aspiring writers with anecdotes and creative guidance while offering insights into Atwood's writing process without being a manual.
- By showcasing other Canadian authors, Atwood highlights Canadian literary figures and revisits Survival: A Thematic Guide to Canadian Literature, while reiterating advice to writers about toil and craft.
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Review: ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ writer spills the tea on her books’ origins
Margaret Atwood’s new “Book of Lives” is subtitled “a memoir of sorts” — and in fact, it’s a venerable sort, a cradle-to-rocking-chair telling of a celebrated life. Today, most books of this type are produced by movie stars or musicians,…
The 86-year-old Margaret Atwood, author of the best-selling book «The Report of the maid», presents her brilliant memoirs.
Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts by Margaret Atwood
On October 3, the day after I received my copy of Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts, I emailed a publicist with a “the book arrived, thank you” message. The reply included a third reminder: “And no spoilers please.” Spoilers, I wondered? In April 1841, a spoiler would have been “The orangutang did it” for someone in the midst of reading “The Murders in the Rue Morgue.” Or, in August 1999, that Malcolm Crowe, a character played by Bruce Willis in …
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