A Sad Child
Margaret Eleanor Atwood CC OOnt CH FRSC FRSL (born November 18, 1939) is a Canadian
poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, teacher, environmental activist, and inventor. Since
1961, she has published eighteen books of poetry, eighteen novels, eleven books of non-
fiction, nine collections of short fiction, eight children’s books, two graphic novels, and a
number of small press editions of both poetry and fiction. Atwood has won numerous
awards and honors for her writing, including two Booker Prizes, the Arthur C. Clarke Award,
the Governor General’s Award, the Franz Kafka Prize, Princess of Asturias Awards, and the
National Book Critics and PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Awards.[2] A number of
her works have been adapted for film and television.
Born:--Margaret Eleanor Atwood,November 18, 1939 (age 84),Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Education:--University of Toronto (BA)
Radcliffe College (MA)
Period:--1961–present
Genre:--
Historical fiction ,speculative fiction ,climate fiction ,dystopian fiction
Notable works:--Surfacing (1972)
The Handmaid’s Tale (1985)
Cat’s Eye (1988)
Alias Grace (1996)
The Blind Assassin (2000)
Oryx and Crake (2003)
The Testaments (2019)
Spouse:--Jim Polk (m. 1968; div. 1973)
Partner:--Graeme Gibson (1973–2019; his death)
Children:-- 1
Margaret Eleanor Atwood CC OOnt CH FRSC FRSL (born November 18, 1939) is a Canadian
poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, teacher, environmental activist, and inventor. Since
1961, she has published eighteen books of poetry, eighteen novels, eleven books of non-
fiction, nine collections of short fiction, eight children’s books, two graphic novels, and a
number of small press editions of both poetry and fiction. Atwood has won numerous
awards and honors for her writing, including two Booker Prizes, the Arthur C. Clarke Award,
the Governor General’s Award, the Franz Kafka Prize, Princess of Asturias Awards, and the
National Book Critics and PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Awards.[2] A number of
her works have been adapted for film and television.
Born:--Margaret Eleanor Atwood,November 18, 1939 (age 84),Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Education:--University of Toronto (BA)
Radcliffe College (MA)
Period:--1961–present
Genre:--
Historical fiction ,speculative fiction ,climate fiction ,dystopian fiction
Notable works:--Surfacing (1972)
The Handmaid’s Tale (1985)
Cat’s Eye (1988)
Alias Grace (1996)
The Blind Assassin (2000)
Oryx and Crake (2003)
The Testaments (2019)
Spouse:--Jim Polk (m. 1968; div. 1973)
Partner:--Graeme Gibson (1973–2019; his death)
Children:-- 1
