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Sometimes I whisper it over to myself: Murderess. Murderess. It rustles, like a taffeta skirt along the floor.' Grace Marks. Female fiend? Femme fatale? Or weak and unwilling victim? Around the true story of one of the most enigmatic and notorious women of the 1840s, Margaret Atwood has created an extraordinarily potent tale of sexuality, cruelty and mystery.
| Автор | Margaret Atwood |
| Год | 2019 |
Toronto, 1843: Das junge Dienstmadchen Grace wird mit sechzehn des Doppelmordes an ihren Arbeitgebern schuldig gesprochen. In letzter Sekunde wandelt das Gericht ihr Todesurteil in eine lebenslange Gefangnisstrafe um. Sie verbringt Jahre hinter Gittern, bis man sie schlie?lich entlasst. Im Haushalt des Anstaltdirektors begegnet sie dem Nervenarzt Simon, der ihrer Geschichte auf den Grund gehen will: Ist Grace eine gemeingefahrliche Verbrecherin oder unschuldig? Margaret Atwood hat einen Roman...
| Автор | Margaret Atwood |
| Год | 2021 |
A man finds himself surrounded by women who are becoming paler, more silent and literally smaller; a woman's intimate life is strangely dominated by the fear of nuclear warfare; a melancholy teenage love is swept away by a hurricane, while a tired, middle-aged affection is rekindled by the spectacle of rare Jamaican birds... In these exceptional short stories, by turns funny and searingly honest, Margaret Atwood captures brilliantly the complex forces that govern our relationships, and the...
| Автор | Margaret Atwood |
| Год | 1996 |
Discover this sharp, funny short story collection from the bestselling author of The Handmaid’s Tale and The Testaments A man finds himself surrounded by women who are becoming paler, more silent and literally smaller; a woman's intimate life is strangely dominated by the fear of nuclear warfare; a melancholy teenage love is swept away by a hurricane, while a tired, middle-aged affection is rekindled by the spectacle of rare Jamaican birds... In these exceptional short stories, by turns...
| Автор | Margaret Atwood |
| Год | 2022 |
In Atwood s second short story collection she covers a dramatic range, from the desolate to the hilarious. The stories concern themselves with relationships of various sorts. Among them are the bonds between a political activist and his kidnapped cat, a woman and her dead psychiatrist, a potter and a group of poets who live with her, and an artist and the men who are her models. By turns humorous and warm, stark and frightening, "Bluebeard's Egg" explores the world in which we live --and the one...
| Автор | Margaret Atwood |
| Жанр | Современная зарубежная проза на английском языке, Художественная литература на английском языке |
A clever and addictive thriller from the bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments Rennie Wilford is a young journalist running from her life. When she takes an assignment to a Caribbean island she tumbles into a world where no one is quite what they seem, least of all 'Yankee' Paul. Is Paul a drug smuggler? A CIA operative? Either way he's trouble and his offer to Rennie of a no-hooks, no strings affair, will suddenly draw her into in a lethal web of...
| Автор | Margaret Atwood |
| Год | 2022 |
Rennie Wilford, a young jounalist running from her life, takes an assignment to a Caribbean island and tumbles into a world where no one is what they seem. When the burnt-out Yankee Paul (does he smuggle dope or hustle for the CIA?) offers her a no-hooks, no strings affair, she is caught up in a lethal web of corruption.
| Автор | Margaret Atwood |
| Жанр | Современная зарубежная проза на английском языке, Художественная литература на английском языке |
| Год | 2007 |
In this funny, erudite, endlessly curious, uncannily prescient collection of essays cultural icon Margaret Atwood asks: - Why do people everywhere, in all cultures, tell stories? - How much of yourself can you give away without evaporating? - How can we live on our planet? - Is it true? And is it fair? - What do zombies have to do with authoritarianism? In over fifty pieces Atwood aims her prodigious intellect and impish humour at our world, and reports back to us on what she finds. The...
| Автор | Margaret Atwood |
| Год | 2022 |
"Cat's Eye" is the story of Elaine Risley, a controversial painter who returns to Toronoto, the city of her youth, for a retrospective of her art. Engulfed by vivid images of the past, she reminisces about a trio of girls who initiated her into the fierce politics of childhood and its secret world of friendship, longing, and betrayal. Elaine must come to terms with her own identity as a daughter, a lover, and artist, and woman - but above all she must seek release from her haunting memories....
| Автор | Margaret Atwood |
| Жанр | Современная зарубежная проза на английском языке, Художественная литература на английском языке |
Elaine Risley, a painter, returns to Toronto to find herself overwhelmed by her past. Memories of childhood - unbearable betrayals and cruelties - surface relentlessly, forcing her to confront the spectre of Cordelia, once her best friend and tormentor, who has haunted her for forty years.
| Автор | Margaret Atwood |
| Год | 2021 |
Students and journalists, farmers and birdwatchers, ex-wives, adolescent lovers - and dancing girls. All ordinary people - or are they? In this splendid collection of short stories, Margaret Atwood maps the human motivation we scarcely know we have in a startlingly original voice, full of rare intensity and exceptional intelligence. With brilliant flashes of fantasy, humour and unexpected violence, these stories reveal the complexities of human relationships and bring to life characters who...
| Автор | Margaret Atwood |
| Год | 1996 |
From the international bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale, Dancing Girls and Other Stories showcases Margaret Atwood's masterly skill for storytelling. Students, journalists, farmers, birdwatchers, ex-wives, adolescent lovers - and dancing girls. All ordinary people. Or are they? In brilliant flashes of fantasy, humour and unexpected violence, Margaret Atwood reveals the complexities of human relationships and maps the motivations we scarcely know we have within us. Populated...
| Автор | Margaret Atwood |
| Год | 2022 |
Kanada, in den 1930er Jahren: Laura, funfzehnjahrige Tochter eines Fabrikanten, verfallt einem Gewerkschaftsagitator. Doch auch fur ihre Schwester Iris verkorpert er das romantische Ideal eines Mannes. Als Laura einige Jahre spater von seinem Tod erfahrt, begeht sie Selbstmord. Zuruck bleibt ein Manuskript mit dem Titel „Der blinde Morder“, das Laura postum beruhmt macht. Aber ist sie wirklich die Autorin? Iris versucht Jahre spater, sich ruckblickend Klarheit uber die Geschehnisse zu...
| Автор | Margaret Atwood |
| Год | 2021 |
Eine erschreckend-realistische Vision der Welt von morgen – und einer der besten Romane aller Zeiten Frauen als unterdruckte Gebarmaschinen. Ein totalitarer Staat, der keine Gnade kennt. Und eine stille Heldin, die den Ausbruch versucht: „Der Report der Magd“ ist gro?e Literatur und noch viel mehr. Fur Millionen Leserinnen auf der ganzen Welt ist Margaret Atwood die wichtigste literarische Stimme eines warnenden Feminismus. Ihre beklemmende Dystopie loste bei Erscheinen im Jahr 1985 einen...
| Автор | Margaret Atwood |
| Год | 2021 |
Die provozierende Vision eines totalitaren Staats, in dem Frauen keine Rechte haben: Die Magd Desfred besitzt etwas, was ihr alle Machthaber, Wachter und Spione nicht nehmen konnen, namlich ihre Hoffnung auf ein Entkommen, auf Liebe, auf Leben ... Margaret Atwoods "Report der Magd" ist ein beunruhigendes und vielschichtiges Meisterwerk, das langst zum Kultbuch avanciert ist.
| Автор | Margaret Atwood |
| Жанр | Литература на немецком языке |
Die lang erwartete Fortsetzung des Weltbestsellers „Report der Magd“ Als am Ende vom „Report der Magd“ die Tur des Lieferwagens und damit auch die Tur von Desfreds „Report“ zuschlug, blieb ihr Schicksal fur uns Leser ungewiss. Was erwartet sie: Freiheit? Gefangnis? Der Tod? Mit „Die Zeuginnen“ nimmt Margaret Atwood den Faden der Erzahlung funfzehn Jahre spater wieder auf. Das Regime im totalitaren Schreckensstaat Gilead ist weiterhin an der Macht, doch die Zeichen, dass der Anfang vom Ende nah...
| Автор | Margaret Atwood |
| Год | 2021 |
In this book of breathtaking imaginary leaps that conjure dystopias and magical islands, Margaret Atwood holds a mirror up to our own world. The reflection we are faced with, of men and women in prisons literal and metaphorical, is frightening, but it is also a call to arms to speak and to act to preserve our freedom while we still can. And in that, there is hope.
| Автор | Margaret Atwood, Atwood M |
| Жанр | Современная проза |
| Год | 2018 |
Can we ever be wholly free? In this book of breathtaking imaginary leaps that conjure dystopias and magical islands, Margaret Atwood holds a mirror up to our own world. The reflection we are faced with, of men and women in prisons literal and metaphorical, is frightening, but it is also a call to arms to speak and to act to preserve our freedom while we still can. And in that, there is hope.
| Автор | Margaret Atwood |
| Жанр | Современная зарубежная проза на английском языке, Художественная литература на английском языке |
| Год | 2018 |