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Good bones and simple murders / Margaret Atwood ; illustrated by the author.
A varied collection of short works including parables, monologues, prose, poems, condensed science fiction, reconfigured fairy tales, and humorous stories.
Record details
- ISBN: 077100866X (hc)
- Physical Description: viii, 164 p. : ill.
- Publisher: Toronto : M&S, [2001], 1994.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Atwoo | 31681001195635 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Blackwell North Amer
In this collection of short works that defy easy categorization, Margaret Atwood displays the trademark wit and virtuosity of her bestselling novels, brilliant stories, and insightful poetry. Among the miniatures gathered here are Gertrude offering Hamlet a piece of her mind, the real truth about the Little Red Hen, a reincarnated bat explaining how Bram Stoker got Dracula all wrong, and the five home-economist methods of making a man. There are parables, monologues, prose poems, condensed science fictions, reconfigured fairy tales, and other diminutive masterpieces - punctuated with charming illustrations by the author. - Random House, Inc.
Margaret Atwoodâs Good Bones and Simple Murders (published originally as Murder in the Dark) are now available together in this beautiful one-volume collectorâs edition. This compilation is a concentrated burst of the trademark wit and virtuosity of Atwoodâs bestselling novels, brilliant stories, and insightful poetry. Among the miniatures gathered here are Gertrude offering Hamlet a piece of her mind, the real truth about the Little Red Hen, a reincarnated bat explaining how Bram Stoker got Dracula all wrong, and five home-economist methods of making a man. Atwood has fashioned an enthralling collection of parables, monologues, prose poems, condensed science fictions, reconfigured fairy tales, and other diminutive masterpieces, punctuated with charming illustrations by the author.
A feast of comic entertainment, Good Bones and Simple Murders is Atwood at her wittiest, most thoughtful, and most provoking.
