Margaret Atwood
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Canadian novelist, poet and critic exploring gender, power and speculative fiction themes.
Awards & Honors
- Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2021)
- Companion of Honour (2019)
- VH1 Trailblazer Honors (2019)
- Lorne Pierce Medal (2018)
- Carl Sandburg Literary Award (2018)
- Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association (2017)
- Franz Kafka Prize (2017)
- St. Louis Literary Award (2017)
- Aurora Award for Best Graphic Novel (2017) - Angel Catbird
- Raymond Chandler Award (2017)
- Golden Wreath (2016)
- Tähtivaeltaja Award (2016) - MaddAddam
- PEN Pinter Prize (2016)
- Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award (2016)
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize (2012)
- Dan David Prize (2010)
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (2010)
- Nelly Sachs Prize (2009)
- Princess of Asturias Literary Prize (2008)
- honorary doctor of the Sorbonne Nouvelle University (2005)
- honorary doctor of Harvard University (2004)
- Hammett Prize (2001) - The Blind Assassin
- Canada's Walk of Fame (2001)
- Booker Prize (2000) - The Blind Assassin
- Helmerich Award (1999)
- Mondello Prize (1997)
- Giller Prize (1996) - Alias Grace
- Trillium Book Award (1991) - Wilderness Tips
- Order of Ontario (1990)
- Harvard Centennial Medal (1990)
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1988)
- Humanist of the Year (1987)
- Arthur C. Clarke Award (1987) - The Handmaid's Tale
- Governor General's Award for English-language fiction (1985) - The Handmaid's Tale
- Guggenheim Fellowship (1981)
- Companion of the Order of Canada (1981)
- Molson Prize (1981)
- Toronto Book Awards (1977) - Lady Oracle
- Governor General's Award for English-language poetry or drama (1966) - The Circle Game
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
- Honorary doctor of the University of Ottawa
- honorary doctorate of Concordia University
- honorary doctorate from the Université de Montréal
- Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence
Notable Works
The Edible Woman [Novel] (1969)
Surfacing [Novel] (1972)
Dancing Girls & Other Stories [Novel] (1977)
Life Before Man [Novel] (1979)
Bodily Harm [Novel] (1981)
The Handmaid's Tale [Novel] (1985)
Cat's Eye [Novel] (1988)
Alias Grace [Novel] (1996)
The Blind Assassin [Novel] (2000)
Oryx and Crake [Novel] (2003)
The Year of the Flood [Novel] (2009)
Stone Mattress: Nine Tales [Novel] (2014)
The Heart Goes Last [Novel] (2015)
Hag-Seed [Novel] (2016)
The Testaments [Novel] (2019)
Democracy (2024)
References
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🏙️ Also born in Ottawa
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