Margaret Atwood is the author of more than 30 books of fiction, poetry
and critical essays. In addition to the classic The Handmaid’s Tale,
her novels include Cat’s Eye, which was shortlisted for the Booker
Prize, Alias Grace, which won the
Giller Prize in Canada and the
Premio Mondello in Italy, and The Blind Assassin, winner of the 2000
Booker Prize. Oryx and Crake was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize
in 2003. Her other books for children include Bashful Bob and Doleful
Dorinda and Rude Ramsay and the Roaring Radishes. She lives in Toronto,
Canada.
