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Margaret Atwood

Margaret Atwood

WriterActorProduction Nov 18 (age 86) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 1976–2026 (50 year career)
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Biography

Born in Ottawa and raised in Toronto, Margaret Atwood graduated from the University of Toronto’s Victoria College in 1961 and pursued a master's at Harvard in 1963. Her teaching stint at the University of British Columbia marked her start, but it was her poetry collection, "The Circle Game," in 1964 that brought her initial literary acclaim. Her debut novel, "The Edible Woman" (1969), resonated with early feminist movements, followed by "Surfacing" in 1972, a Canadian literature mainstay. The '…

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The Handmaid's Tale

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Alias Grace
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Alias Grace

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The Handmaid's Tale
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The Handmaid's Tale

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The Testaments
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The Testaments

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Frankenstein and the Vampyre: A Dark and Stormy Night
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Frankenstein and the Vampyre: A Dark and Stormy Night

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Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power
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The Robber Bride
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The Robber Bride

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Filmography