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A Tale Told and Untold |
| Section: BOOK WORLD / REVIEWS |
| Author: Roberta Rubenstein |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/2001 |
| Size: 2,565 Words, 15,928 Characters |
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THE BLIND ASSASSIN
Margaret Atwood
New York: Doubleday, 2000
521 pp., $26.00
Whereas many writers are known as either poets or novelists, Margaret Atwood, Canada's most distinguished and versatile writer, quipped during a recent interview at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., that she was "never told you had to specialize." Indeed, she has achieved high distinction in both forms: four of her ten novels (including The Blind Assassin) have been short-listed for the Booker Prize; a number of her fifteen volumes of poetry have garnered major literary prizes and awards, including Canada's prestigious Governor General Award. As if that weren't enough, Atwood is also the author of five volumes of short stories, a volume of literary criticism, and a number of...
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...likable narrator--nor can she be, given the nature of the story she tells and the life she has lived. Rather, she's somewhat crotchety, while alternately naive and mendacious, ignorant and complicit. Nonetheless, readers who stay the course to see how Atwood brings all the strands together to weave her design into a surprising ending will be rewarded with an altogether entertaining journey. vbcrlf
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