Dancing Girls Contributor(s): Atwood, Margaret (Author) |
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ISBN: 0385491093 ISBN-13: 9780385491099 Publisher: Anchor Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: May 1998 Annotation: This splendid volume of short fiction testifies to Margaret Atwood's startlingly original voice, full of a rare intensity and exceptional intelligence. Her men and women still miscommunicate, still remain separate in different rooms, different houses, or even different worlds. With brilliant flashes of fantasy, humor, and unexpected violence, the stories reveal the complexities of human relationships and bring to life characters who touch us deeply, evoking terror and laughter, compassion and recognition--and dramatically demonstrate why Margaret Atwood is one of the most important writers in English today. |
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BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Women |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 97048290 |
Physical Information: 0.79" H x 5.26" W x 8.03" L (0.49 lbs) 256 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Features: Price on Product |
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Publisher Description: From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale This splendid volume of short fiction testifies to Margaret Atwood's bracing honesty and startlingly original voice. In her hands, ordinary people--farmers, birdwatchers, adolescent lovers, elderly neighbors, pregnant women--are anything but ordinary. A poet waylaid by an epic nosebleed; an awkward student trailed by an obtuse stalker; a jaded travel writer stranded on a life raft, finally facing a situation she can't trivialize: these characters touch us deeply, evoking laughter, terror, and compassion. Punctuated by brilliant flashes of fantasy, humor, and occasional violence, Dancing Girls pays tribute to the sheer variety and complexity of human relationships. |
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