Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood If you have never read Margaret Atwood before you need to do so immediately. She is one of those contemporary authors that will be immortalized for her novels. I can imagine a century from now students studying her work to define the literary atmosphere of the 21st century. The Handmaid's Tale is at this point her most famous piece of work. And, yes, I would recommend that title as your Atwood introduction. That work is very quintessential in defining her style and focus. I do not think it would be outside the line to call her a feminist author. Alias Grace is another novel with a feminist leaning threaded throughout the narrative. The plot behind this novel is based on a real case out of Toronto from the mid 19th century. It follows the imprisonment of Grace Marks who has been accused of murder. The case was real and some of the journalism from that time plays highly into the story Atwood weaves to fill in the gaps. This falls under ...
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