The Blind Assassin: A Novel
by Margaret Atwood | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0385720955 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0385720955 Global Overview for this book
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"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."
"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."
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I received this book from her husband.
I received this book from her husband.
Journal Entry 3 by carlissa at Panera Bread - 8870 SW 72nd Court in Miami, Florida USA on Sunday, November 18, 2007
Released 16 yrs ago (11/18/2007 UTC) at Panera Bread - 8870 SW 72nd Court in Miami, Florida USA
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Today is Margaret Atwood's birthday!
I will leave this book in the book basket.
Today is Margaret Atwood's birthday!
I will leave this book in the book basket.
The book basket was missing at the Dadeland Panera Bread, so I took this book to the Panera Bread in the Falls.
Journal Entry 5 by carlissa at Panera Bread - Falls in Miami, Florida USA on Sunday, November 18, 2007
Released 16 yrs ago (11/18/2007 UTC) at Panera Bread - Falls in Miami, Florida USA
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I left this book in the book basket near the rear of the store.
Happy Birthday, Margaret Atwood!
I left this book in the book basket near the rear of the store.
Happy Birthday, Margaret Atwood!
I caught this book at the Falls area Panera coffee shop. I've seen several books left there before, but this is the first one I've taken with me. Can't wait to read it, but I've just started an enormously long Stephen King book that will keep me busy for a while! Love the "vintage" type cover!
