A prolific writer and versatile social critic, Canadian novelist and poet Margaret Atwood has recently published "Bluebeard s Egg "(short stories), "Interlunar "(poetry), and "The Handmaid s Tale "a critically acclaimed best-selling novel.

This international collection of essays evaluates the complete body of her workboth the acclaimed fiction and the innovative poetry. The critics represented hereAmerican, Australian, and Canadianaddress Atwood s handling of such themes as feminism, ecology, the gothic novel, and the political relationship between Canada and the United States.

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