Margaret Eleanor Atwood
Margaret Eleanor Atwood is a Canadian novelist, poet, literary critic, and inventor. She is best known for her 1985 dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale. Her works explore themes of gender and identity, religion and myth, the power of language, climate change, genetic engineering, and power politics. She has published numerous books of poetry, novels, nonfiction, short fiction, children's books, and graphic novels. Atwood's writing is often influenced by myths and fairy tales, and she is also an environmental activist.
Awards
['Booker Prize (twice)', 'Arthur C. Clarke Award', 'Order of Canada', 'Franz Kafka Prize', 'Prince of Asturias Award for literature', 'National Book Critics and PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Awards', "Governor General's Literary Awards (twice)", 'PEN Pinter Prize', 'Emerson-Thoreau Medal']
Notable Works
["The Handmaid's Tale", 'The Blind Assassin', 'Oryx and Crake', 'Alias Grace', "Cat's Eye", 'The Testaments', 'Surfacing', 'The Edible Woman']
