Margaret Atwood

Description: (Poet, Novelist, Literary Critic & Environmental Activist)

Margaret Atwood is a Canadian writer, best known for her novels, short stories and poems. She decided to pursue writing as a career in the early years of her life. She is a feminist by nature and her fiction revolves around a woman character in most of her novels. Her writing has an impact on the reader’s mind and one is forced to think about the connection between reality and fiction after reading her stories and poems. Her fictional work consists of historical as well as scientific backdrops with a strong and independent woman as its central character. Her stories have realistic yet imaginative textures which converge thoughtfully with open endings that tend to make a greater impact on the society. Many of her stories have been adapted into stage plays and movies in addition to the translation of her works to almost 30 languages. She is considered as a literary genius with the ability to connect her fictional character with the deepest emotions of the reader and society. She is an international award winning prolific author and also a well known humanist. She is also the inventor of LongPen technology, which enables remote writing. Her wide range of work reflects her unique personality, which also makes her a leading public figure and cultural commentator. Her literary work is a precious gift to the society which undoubtedly makes her immortal.

Overview

Birthday November 18, 1939 (Scorpio)
Born In Canada
Alternative names Margaret Eleanor Atwood
Height 163 cm
City Ottawa, Canada
Spouse/Ex- Graeme Gibson, Jim Polk
Parents Carl Edmund Atwood
Margaret Dorothy (née Killam)
Children Eleanor Jess Atwood Gibson

Did you know

What inspired Margaret Atwood to write The Handmaid's Tale? Margaret Atwood was inspired to write "The Handmaid's Tale" by various historical events, including the rise of the Christian right in the United States during the 1980s and restrictions on women's rights in different parts of the world.
What is the significance of the title The Handmaid's Tale? The title "The Handmaid's Tale" is a reference to Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" and suggests that the story being told is one woman's personal account or testimony.
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