| The Blind Assassin Contributor(s): Atwood, Margaret (Author) |
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ISBN: 0385720955 ISBN-13: 9780385720953 Publisher: Anchor Books OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2001 Annotation: The Blind Assassin opens with these simple, resonant words: "Ten days after the war ended, my sister Laura drove a car off a bridge." They are spoken by Iris, whose terse account of her sister's death in 1945 is followed by an inquest report proclaiming the death accidental. But just as the reader expects to settle into Laura's story, Atwood introduces a novel-within-a-novel. Entitled The Blind Assassin," it is a science fiction story told by two unnamed lovers who meet in dingy backstreet rooms. When we return to Iris, it is through a 1947 newspaper article announcing the discovery of a sailboat carrying the dead body of her husband, a distinguished industrialist. Brilliantly weaving together such seemingly disparate elements, Atwood creates a world of astonishing vision and unforgettable impact. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Science Fiction - General - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 99462109 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.25" W x 8" (0.90 lbs) 544 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Topical - Death/Dying |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 44870 Reading Level: 6.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 30.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE In The Blind Assassin, Margaret Atwood weaves together strands of gothic suspense, romance, and science fiction into one utterly spellbinding narrative. The novel begins with the mysterious death--a possible suicide--of a young woman named Laura Chase in 1945. Decades later, Laura's sister Iris recounts her memories of their childhood, and of the dramatic deaths that have punctuated their wealthy, eccentric family's history. Intertwined with Iris's account are chapters from the scandalous novel that made Laura famous, in which two illicit lovers amuse each other by spinning a tale of a blind killer on a distant planet. These richly layered stories-within-stories gradually illuminate the secrets that have long haunted the Chase family, coming together in a brilliant and astonishing final twist. |