Margaret Atwood
- Writing
- November 18, 1939 · Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Biography
Born in Ottawa and raised in Toronto, Margaret Atwood graduated from the University of Toronto’s Victoria College in 1961 and pursued a master's at Harvard in 1963. Her teaching stint at the University of British Columbia marked her start, but it was her poetry collection, "The Circle Game," in 1964 that brought her initial literary acclaim. Her debut novel, "The Edible Woman" (1969), resonated with early feminist movements, followed by "Surfacing" in 1972, a Canadian literature mainstay. The '70s saw her prolific output: six poetry volumes, three short-story collections, and bestsellers like "Lady Oracle," "Life Before Man," and "Bodily Harm." In 1985, "The Handmaid's Tale" propelled her to global fame, showcasing her futuristic, dystopian storytelling. Subsequent novels like "Cat's Eye," "The Robber Bride," and "Alias Grace" solidified her international acclaim. Her impact extends beyond literature; as the first novelist and poet on Canada’s Walk of Fame, Atwood embodies Canadian humility, stating, "We don’t put up with people who get too high and mighty." Her work continues to resonate, cementing her status as a treasured Canadian storyteller.
Known for
Filmography
- Palabra de... · Self
- The Testaments · Prison Matron, Novel
- Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble · Self
- BookTube · Self
- Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power · Self
- Angela Carter: Of Wolves & Women · Self
- Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
- Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin · Self
- Alias Grace · Supervising Producer, Novel
- Margaret Atwood: You Have Been Warned · Self
- The Handmaid's Tale · Aunt, Novel
- Wandering Wenda · Novel, Creator
- Al Purdy Was Here
- Frankenstein and the Vampyre: A Dark and Stormy Night · Self
- Trailblazer Honors · Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers · Self
- Awaiting Atwood · Margaret Atwood
- Payback · Writer
- In the Wake of the Flood · Margaret Atwood, Writer
- Yesno · Voice
- The Robber Bride · Novel
- Paris Stories: The Writing of Mavis Gallant · Self
- Reading Alistair MacLeod · Self
- Tout le monde en parle · Self
- Che tempo che fa · Self
- imagine… · Self
- Shadow Maker: Gwendolyn MacEwen, Poet · Self
- The View · Self
- The Handmaid's Tale · Novel
- Heaven On Earth · Writer
- Screen Two · Novel
- Atwood and Family · Self
- Margaret Atwood: Once in August · Self
- Surfacing · Writer
- The South Bank Show
- For the Record · Writer
- Stone Mattress · Short Story