Good Bones - Margaret Atwood

The Penelopiad - Margaret Atwood

In the past six months I have become increasingly impressed by the Canadian author Margaret Atwood. I have read a number of her books including Alias Grace and Oryx and Crake, both of which I enjoyed immensely. It was with eager anticipation, therefore, that I waited to get my hands on her latest literary offering. The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus. The Penelopiad is based on Homer s Odyssey. The Odyssey, composed of a substantial 24 parts, is a major part of Ancient Greek history and contains tales of myths, gods and goddesses. I imagine that reading the Odyssey would require some serious effort and will power. Thus reading Atwood s 150 page light ...

The Penelopiad - Margaret Atwood

In the past six months I have become increasingly impressed by the Canadian author Margaret Atwood. I have read a number of her books including Alias Grace and Oryx and Crake, both of which I enjoyed immensely. It was with eager anticipation, therefore, that I waited to get my hands on her latest literary offering. The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus. The Penelopiad is based on Homer s Odyssey. The Odyssey, composed of a substantial 24 parts, is a major part of Ancient Greek history and contains tales of myths, gods and goddesses. I imagine that reading the Odyssey would require some serious effort and will power. Thus reading Atwood s 150 page light ...

Margaret Atwood in general

work. I am a long way short of having read everything, but can hopefully give you an overview and an introduction to this most wonderful contemporary writer. Margaret Atwood was born in Ottawa in 1939, and grew up in Quebec, Ontario and Toronto. She has also lived in Boston, Vancouver, Edmonton, Montreal, Berlin, Edinburugh and London Her work shows a good understandign of time and place, of culture and history, and no doubt her cosmopolitan lifestyle has helped her in this. Atwood generally writes about Canada, but not always. Where ever she sets her work, she captures her location well and makes you feel as though you also have spent time there. Atwood writes ...

Margaret Atwood in general

work. I am a long way short of having read everything, but can hopefully give you an overview and an introduction to this most wonderful contemporary writer. Margaret Atwood was born in Ottawa in 1939, and grew up in Quebec, Ontario and Toronto. She has also lived in Boston, Vancouver, Edmonton, Montreal, Berlin, Edinburugh and London Her work shows a good understandign of time and place, of culture and history, and no doubt her cosmopolitan lifestyle has helped her in this. Atwood generally writes about Canada, but not always. Where ever she sets her work, she captures her location well and makes you feel as though you also have spent time there. Atwood writes ...

Margaret Atwood in general

WELL DONE Margaret ATWOOD. NOW YOU'VE WON THE BOOKER PRIZE WILL YOU START WRITING BOOKS JUST FOR THE HELL OF IT? Sorry about that, had to be said. I know Margaret Atwood is probably off crying somewhere because of that remark (sorry luv) but this book is just too goddam hard for anybody but my lecturer to understand. I ...

Margaret Atwood in general

WELL DONE Margaret ATWOOD. NOW YOU'VE WON THE BOOKER PRIZE WILL YOU START WRITING BOOKS JUST FOR THE HELL OF IT? Sorry about that, had to be said. I know Margaret Atwood is probably off crying somewhere because of that remark (sorry luv) but this book is just too goddam hard for anybody but my lecturer to understand. I ...