Bluebeard's Egg - Hardcover

Atwood, Margaret Eleanor

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0771008082 ISBN 13: 9780771008085

Publisher: McClelland & Stewart Ltd, 1993

Synopsis

In this acclaimed collection of twelve stories, Margaret Atwood probes the territory of childhood memories and the casual cruelty men and women inflict upon each other and themselves. She looks behind the familiar world of family summers at remote lakes, ordinary lives, and unexpected loves, and she unearths profound truths. A melancholy, teenage love is swept away by a Canadian hurricane, while a tired, middle-aged affection is rekindled by the spectacle of rare Jamaican birds; a potter tries to come to terms with the group of poets who so smother her that she is driven into the arms of her accountant; and, in the title story, the Bluebeard legend is retold as an ironic tale of marital deception. Stark and scathing at times, humorous and compassionate at others, Bluebeard’s Egg confirms once again Atwood’s reputation as the pre-eminent chronicler of our times.

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About the Author

<b>Margaret Atwood</b> was born in Ottawa in 1939, and grew up in northern Quebec and Ontario, and later in Toronto. She has lived in numerous cities in Canada, the U.S., and Europe.<br><br>She is the author of more than thirty books – novels, short stories, poetry, literary criticism, social history, and books for children.<br><br>Atwood’s work is acclaimed internationally and has been published around the world. Her novels include <i>The Handmaid’s Tale</i> and <i>Cat’s Eye</i> – both shortlisted for the Booker Prize; <i>The Robber Bride</i>; <i>Alias Grace</i>, winner of the prestigious Giller Prize in Canada and the Premio Mondello in Italy, and a finalist for the Booker Prize, the Orange Prize, and the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award; and <

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aimed collection of twelve stories, Margaret Atwood probes the territory of childhood memories and the casual cruelty men and women inflict upon each other and themselves. She looks behind the familiar world of family summers at remote lakes, ordinary lives, and unexpected loves, and she unearths profound truths. A melancholy, teenage love is swept away by a Canadian hurricane, while a tired, middle-aged affection is rekindled by the spectacle of rare Jamaican birds; a potter tries to come to terms with the group of poets who so smother her that she is driven into the arms of her accountant; and, in the title story, the Bluebeard legend is retold as an ironic tale of marital deception. Stark and scathing at times, humorous and compassionate at others, <i>Bluebeard</i>’<i>s Egg</i> confirms once again Atwood’s reputation as the pre-eminent chronicler of our times.

Edition details

• Publisher: McClelland & Stewart Ltd
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0771008082
• ISBN 13: 9780771008085
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1