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Author
Series
Handmaid's tale volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
"Margaret Atwood's best-loved novel has taken the world by storm again. Riding high on bestseller lists for months and the basis for Hulu's Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning smash hit series, The Handmaid's Tale is everywhere--and it's primed for a stunning new graphic novel adaptation. The story is iconic: In the Republic of Gilead, a Handmaid named Offred lives in the home of the Commander, to the purpose that she become pregnant with his child....
2) The tent
Author
Publisher
Nan A. Talese, an imprint of Doubleday
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
One of the world's most celebrated authors, Margaret Atwood has penned a collection of smart and entertaining fictional essays, in the genre of her popular books Good Bones and Murder in the Dark, punctuated with wonderful illustrations by the author.--
Author
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
The author offers a feminine perspective on writing in a collection of essays that examines her development as a poet and bestselling novelist, and includes references to the works of Virgil, Isak Dinesen, and Robertson Davies.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
On the eve of her 70th birthday, Canadian writer Margaret Atwood set out on an international tour criss-crossing the British Isles and North America to celebrate the publication of her new dystopian novel, The Year of the Flood. Rather than mount a traditional tour to promote a book’s publication, Atwood conceived and executed something far more ambitious and revelatory—a theatrical version of her novel. Along the way she reinvented what a book...
8) Novels for students: Volume 19presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied novels
Publisher
Gale
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Each volume provides discussions of the literary and historical background of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes concise synopses of plot, characters and themes, a brief author biography, discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance, and excerpted criticism.
9) Novels for students: Volume 12presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied novels
Publisher
Gale Group
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
Each volume provides discussions of the literary and historical background of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes concise synopses of plot, characters and themes, a brief author biography, discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance, and excerpted criticism.
10) Novels for students: Volume 14presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied novels
Publisher
Gale Group
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Each volume provides discussions of the literary and historical background of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes concise synopses of plot, characters and themes, a brief author biography, discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance, and excerpted criticism.
11) Novels for students: Volume 4presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied novels
Publisher
Gale
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
Each volume provides discussions of the literary and historical background of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes concise synopses of plot, characters and themes, a brief author biography, discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance, and excerpted criticism.
13) Novels for students: Volume 13presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied novels
Publisher
Gale Group
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Each volume provides discussions of the literary and historical background of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes concise synopses of plot, characters and themes, a brief author biography, discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance, and excerpted criticism.
14) Poetry for students: Volume 7presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied poetry
Publisher
Gale Group
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
Provides analysis of the most frequently studied poems in literature courses. Contains author biography (if attributed), poem text, poem summary, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism.
Publisher
Gale Research
Pub. Date
1998
Language
English
Description
Presents vital information on the most-studied short stories at the high school and early-college levels. Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism.
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