โ Scribed by Margaret Atwood
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
In this collection of short works that defy easycategorization, Margaret Atwood displays, incondensed and crystallized form, the trademark wit andviruosity of her best-selling novels, brilliantstories, and insightful poetry. Among the jewelsgathered here are Gertrude offering Hamlet a pieceof her mind, the real truth about the Little RedHen, a reincarnated bat explaining how Bram Stokergot Dracula all wrong, and thefive methods of making a man (such as the"Traditional Method": "Take some dust offthe ground. Form. Breathe into the nostrils thebreath of life. Simple, but effective!")There are parables, monologues, prose poems, condensedscience fiction, reconfigured fairy tales, andother miniature masterpieces--punctuated withcharming illustrations by the author. A must for herfans, and a wonderful gift for all who savor the artof exquisite prose, Good Bones And SimpleMurders marks the first time thesewritings have been available in a trade edition in theUnited States.
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### Review 'A marvellous miniature sample case of Atwood's sensuous and sardonic talents' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT 'Savagely hilarous' THE LIST 'Her wit and humour are perfectly complemented by a penetrating eye for the false and absurd' THE SUNDAY TIMES 'Full of fun and invention, with an edge th
### Review 'A marvellous miniature sample case of Atwood's sensuous and sardonic talents' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT 'Savagely hilarous' THE LIST 'Her wit and humour are perfectly complemented by a penetrating eye for the false and absurd' THE SUNDAY TIMES 'Full of fun and invention, with an edge th
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