In this brilliant selection of essays--including three new pieces--the award-winning, best-selling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments offers her funny, erudite, endlessly curious, and uncannily prescient take on everything from whether or not The Handmaid's Tale is a dystopia to the importance of how to define granola--and seeks answers to Burning Questions such as... - Why do people everywhere, in all cultures, tell stories? Including thoughts on the writing of The Handmaid's Tale, The Testaments, Oryx & Crake, and Atwood's other beloved works.- 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 more than fifty pieces, Atwood aims her prodigious intellect and impish humor at the world, and reports back to us on what she finds. This roller-coaster period brought the end of history, a financial crash, the rise of Trump, and a pandemic. From when to dispense advice to the young (answer: only when asked) to Atwood's views on the climate crisis, we have no better guide to the many and varied mysteries of our universe.
Sobre o autor(a)
Atwood, Margaret
Nasceu em Ottawa, Canadá, em 1939. Graduou-se em Artes pela Universidade de Toronto e foi professora de Literatura Inglesa.
Já escreveu mais de 40 obras de diversos gêneros, incluindo ficção, poesia e ensaios críticos.
Publicada em mais de 35 países, Atwood é vencedora dos principais prêmios da literatura mundial, incluindo o Booker Prize, Arthur C. Clarke e Nebula Award.
Tem obras adaptadas para as telas como o romance Vulgo Grace (Alias Grace) e O conto da aia (The Handmaid’s Tale) foi adaptado para as telas pelo serviço de streaming Hulu, com 5 Emmy Awards e 2 Globos de Ouro, e é trazido para o Brasil pelo Paramount Channel. |