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Margaret Atwood: Bona fide member of the literary elite
Poet, novelist, storywriter and essayist — the Ottawa native is a Canadian literary giant. Margaret Atwood first raised eyebrows as a young poet in the 1960s. Since then, one of Canada's most written about writers has struggled to keep her personal life private. Over her prolific career, Atwood has earned a reputation for being brilliant but aloof. But her caustic tongue and wicked sense of humour only fuel Atwood's stature as an internationally acclaimed writer.
• Atwood made the Booker Prize short list three previous times: For The Handmaid's Tale (1986), Cat's Eye (1988) and Alias Grace (1996).
• The essays Atwood talked about in this interview were published as Negotiating With the Dead: A Writer on Writing (2002). It was part of a series of lectures Atwood gave at the University of Cambridge in 2000.
• Atwood's latest book, Oryx and Crake, was published in May 2003. Atwood's 11th novel begins with a narrator known as Snowman, who is the sole survivor of a catastrophe that has destroyed the human race.
Program: Hot Type
Broadcast Date: Dec. 10, 2000
Guest(s): Margaret Atwood
Host: Evan Solomon
Duration: 14:47
Last updated: May 6, 2013
Page consulted on May 6, 2013
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