Margaret Atwood The Robber Bride, The Blind Assassin, Oryx and Crake [Paperback]

J. Brooks Bouson is a Professor of English at Loyola University in Chicago, USA.

Rather than limiting itself to a thematic study of the novels, Bouson's volume finds its strength in the variety of foci among the nine individual chapters, which includes Atwood's adaptations of many literary genres and narrative techniques as well as such sociocultural issues as female victimization and environmental destruction. At the same time, the collection successfully foregrounds concerns that are central to Atwood's fiction, such as women's relationships to each other, to feminism, and to literary traditions, resulting in a well-balanced overview of the author's work and the scholarship on it. Tomoko Kuribayashi, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point

Series Preface \ Acknowledgments \ 1. Introduction: Negotiating with Margaret Atwood J. Brooks Bouson \ Part I: The Robber Bride (1993) 2. Magical Realism in The Robber Bride and Other Texts Sharon R. Wilson \ 3. Parodic Border Crossings in Atwood's The Robber Bride Hilde Staels \ 4. You're History: Living with Trauma in The Robber Bride Laurie Vickroy \ Part II: The Blind Assassin (2000) 5. Was I My Sister's Keeper? The Blind Assassin andProblematic Feminisms Fiona Tolan \ 6. Narrative Multiplicity and the Multi-layered Self in Margaret Atwood's The Blind Assassin Magali Cornier Michael \ 7. If You Look Long Enough : Photography, Memory, and Mourning in The Blind Assassin Shuli Barzilai \ Part III: Oryx and Crake (2003) 8. Moral/Environmental Debt in Margaret Atwood's Payback and Oryx and Crake Shannon Hengen \ 9. Problematic Paradice: Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake Karen Stein \ 10. The Apocalyptic Imagination in Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake Mark Bosco \ Notes on Chapters \ Works Cited \ Further Reading \ Notes on Contributors \ Index