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The blind assassin, Margaret Atwood

Creator
Author
Summary
Told in the story within a story fashion, the reader learns about the mysterious death of one sister from her surviving sister
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First Anchor books edition.
Extent
521 pages
Note
"Originally published by Nan A. Talese ... in 2000"--Title page verso
Contents
  • The bridge
  • The Toronto Star, 1945
  • The blind assassin : perennials for the rock garden
  • The hard-boiled egg
  • The Globe and Mail
  • The park bench
  • The Toronto Star, 1975
  • The carpets
  • The Globe and Mail
  • The lipstick heart
  • The Colonel Henry Parkman High School home and school and alumni association bulletin, 1998
  • The presentation
  • The silver box
  • The Button Factory
  • Avilion
  • The trousseau
  • The gramaphone
  • Bread day
  • Black ribbons
  • The soda
  • The cafe
  • The Port Ticonderoga Herald and Banner, 1933
  • The chenille spread
  • The Mail and Empire, 1934
  • The messenger
  • The Mail and Empire, 1934
  • Horses of the night
  • Mayfair, 1935
  • The bronze bell
  • The fur coat
  • The weary soldier
  • Miss Violence
  • Ovid's Metamorphoses
  • The button factory picnic
  • Loaf givers
  • Hand-tinting
  • The cold cellar
  • The attic
  • The Imperial Room
  • The Arcadian Court
  • The tango
  • The houndstooth suit
  • Red brocade
  • The Toronto Star, 1935
  • Street walk
  • The janitor
  • Mayfair, 1936
  • Alien on ice
  • The steamer trunk
  • The fire pit
  • Postcards from Europe
  • The eggshell hat
  • Besotted
  • Sunnyside
  • Xanadu
  • Carnivore stories
  • Mayfair, 1936
  • Peach women of Aa'A
  • The Mail and Empire, 1936
  • The Top Hat Grill
  • The laundry
  • The ashtray
  • The man with his head on fire
  • The Water Nixie
  • The chestnut tree
  • Lizard men of Xenor
  • Mayfair, 1937
  • Letter from BellaVista
  • The tower
  • The Globe and Mail, 1937
  • Union Station
  • The cubicle
  • The kitten
  • Beautiful view
  • Brightly shone the moon
  • Betty's lunchonette
  • The message
  • The Globe and Mail, 1938
  • Mayfair, 1939
  • The Be rage Room
  • Yellow curtains
  • The telegram
  • The destruction of Sakiel-Norn
  • Gloves
  • Home fires
  • Diana Sweets
  • Escarpment
  • The golden lock
  • Victory comes and goes
  • The heap of rubble
  • The blind assassin, epilogue : the other hand
  • The Port Ticonderoga Herald and Banner, 1999
  • The threshold
Isbn
9780613369398
Instance
Label
The blind assassin
Title
The blind assassin
Statement of responsibility
Margaret Atwood
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Told in the story within a story fashion, the reader learns about the mysterious death of one sister from her surviving sister
Summary
Iris describes the 1945 death of her sister, who drives her car off a bridge, followed, two years later, by the death of her husband, in a story that features a novel-within-a-novel about two unnamed lovers who meet in a dark backstreet room
Theme
Storyline
Pace
Tone
Writing style
Character
Award
  • ALA Notable Book, 2001.
  • Booker Prize, 2000.
  • Booklist Editors' Choice, 2000.
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
013456
Cataloging source
IDU
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1939-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Atwood, Margaret
Dewey number
813.54
Index
no index present
LC call number
PR9199.3.A8
LC item number
B55 2001
Literary form
fiction
http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
True
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Sisters
  • Fiction
  • Women novelists
  • Older women
  • Widows
  • Psychological fiction
  • Domestic fiction
Target audience
adult
Label
The blind assassin, Margaret Atwood
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Publication
Copyright
Note
"Originally published by Nan A. Talese ... in 2000"--Title page verso
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The bridge -- The Toronto Star, 1945 -- The blind assassin : perennials for the rock garden -- The hard-boiled egg -- The Globe and Mail -- The park bench -- The Toronto Star, 1975 -- The carpets -- The Globe and Mail -- The lipstick heart -- The Colonel Henry Parkman High School home and school and alumni association bulletin, 1998 -- The presentation -- The silver box -- The Button Factory -- Avilion -- The trousseau -- The gramaphone -- Bread day -- Black ribbons -- The soda -- The cafe -- The Port Ticonderoga Herald and Banner, 1933 -- The chenille spread -- The Mail and Empire, 1934 -- The messenger -- The Mail and Empire, 1934 -- Horses of the night -- Mayfair, 1935 -- The bronze bell -- The fur coat -- The weary soldier -- Miss Violence -- Ovid's Metamorphoses -- The button factory picnic -- Loaf givers -- Hand-tinting -- The cold cellar -- The attic -- The Imperial Room -- The Arcadian Court -- The tango -- The houndstooth suit -- Red brocade -- The Toronto Star, 1935 -- Street walk -- The janitor -- Mayfair, 1936 -- Alien on ice -- The steamer trunk -- The fire pit -- Postcards from Europe -- The eggshell hat -- Besotted -- Sunnyside -- Xanadu -- Carnivore stories -- Mayfair, 1936 -- Peach women of Aa'A -- The Mail and Empire, 1936 -- The Top Hat Grill -- The laundry -- The ashtray -- The man with his head on fire -- The Water Nixie -- The chestnut tree -- Lizard men of Xenor -- Mayfair, 1937 -- Letter from BellaVista -- The tower -- The Globe and Mail, 1937 -- Union Station -- The cubicle -- The kitten -- Beautiful view -- Brightly shone the moon -- Betty's lunchonette -- The message -- The Globe and Mail, 1938 -- Mayfair, 1939 -- The Be rage Room -- Yellow curtains -- The telegram -- The destruction of Sakiel-Norn -- Gloves -- Home fires -- Diana Sweets -- Escarpment -- The golden lock -- Victory comes and goes -- The heap of rubble -- The blind assassin, epilogue : the other hand -- The Port Ticonderoga Herald and Banner, 1999 -- The threshold
Dimensions
21 cm
Edition
First Anchor books edition.
Extent
521 pages
Isbn
9780613369398
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
System control number
  • (OCoLC)61355672
  • (OCoLC)ocm61355672
  • 568206
Label
The blind assassin, Margaret Atwood
Publication
Copyright
Note
"Originally published by Nan A. Talese ... in 2000"--Title page verso
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The bridge -- The Toronto Star, 1945 -- The blind assassin : perennials for the rock garden -- The hard-boiled egg -- The Globe and Mail -- The park bench -- The Toronto Star, 1975 -- The carpets -- The Globe and Mail -- The lipstick heart -- The Colonel Henry Parkman High School home and school and alumni association bulletin, 1998 -- The presentation -- The silver box -- The Button Factory -- Avilion -- The trousseau -- The gramaphone -- Bread day -- Black ribbons -- The soda -- The cafe -- The Port Ticonderoga Herald and Banner, 1933 -- The chenille spread -- The Mail and Empire, 1934 -- The messenger -- The Mail and Empire, 1934 -- Horses of the night -- Mayfair, 1935 -- The bronze bell -- The fur coat -- The weary soldier -- Miss Violence -- Ovid's Metamorphoses -- The button factory picnic -- Loaf givers -- Hand-tinting -- The cold cellar -- The attic -- The Imperial Room -- The Arcadian Court -- The tango -- The houndstooth suit -- Red brocade -- The Toronto Star, 1935 -- Street walk -- The janitor -- Mayfair, 1936 -- Alien on ice -- The steamer trunk -- The fire pit -- Postcards from Europe -- The eggshell hat -- Besotted -- Sunnyside -- Xanadu -- Carnivore stories -- Mayfair, 1936 -- Peach women of Aa'A -- The Mail and Empire, 1936 -- The Top Hat Grill -- The laundry -- The ashtray -- The man with his head on fire -- The Water Nixie -- The chestnut tree -- Lizard men of Xenor -- Mayfair, 1937 -- Letter from BellaVista -- The tower -- The Globe and Mail, 1937 -- Union Station -- The cubicle -- The kitten -- Beautiful view -- Brightly shone the moon -- Betty's lunchonette -- The message -- The Globe and Mail, 1938 -- Mayfair, 1939 -- The Be rage Room -- Yellow curtains -- The telegram -- The destruction of Sakiel-Norn -- Gloves -- Home fires -- Diana Sweets -- Escarpment -- The golden lock -- Victory comes and goes -- The heap of rubble -- The blind assassin, epilogue : the other hand -- The Port Ticonderoga Herald and Banner, 1999 -- The threshold
Dimensions
21 cm
Edition
First Anchor books edition.
Extent
521 pages
Isbn
9780613369398
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
System control number
  • (OCoLC)61355672
  • (OCoLC)ocm61355672
  • 568206

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