Margaret Atwood`s Birthday: 5 lesser-known facts

Who is Margaret Atwood?

Margaret Eleanor Atwood is a Canadian novelist, poet, critic, and inventor, born on November 18, in 1939, in Ottawa

Literary works

Atwood has written across genres poetry, novels, nonfiction, short fiction, children’s books and graphic novels, including The Handmaid’s Tale and The Testament

Writing style and themes

Her writing blends realism, irony, and speculative fiction, exploring gender, power, climate change, survival, identity, and myth

Impact

Atwood’s feminist and socially critical works, especially The Handmaid’s Tale, influence global activism and shape modern literary and cultural discourse

Awards and honours

She has received major global awards, including two Booker Prizes, in 2000 and 2019, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, Governor General’s Award, and Franz Kafka Prize