Margaret Atwood - Biography.

Margaret Atwood - Biography. Canadian poet, novelist, and critic Birth November 18, 1939 Place of Ottawa, Canada Birth Known for Exploring women's roles in society Milestones 1961 Earned a bachelor's degree from University of Toronto, and a master's degree from Radcliffe College the following year 1961 Published her first book of poetry, Double Persephone 1966 Published The Circle Game, a book of poetry that gained Atwood wide recognition, and for which she received the 1966 Canadian Governor General's Award 1969 Published her first novel, The Edible Woman, the story of a woman's struggle to maintain her identity in relationships 1972 Published Survival: A Thematic Guide to Canadian Literature, a highly successful and controversial critical study of Canadian literature 1976 Published Lady Oracle, a novel about a woman's attempt to escape her self-imposed identities 1985 Published The Handmaid's Tale, a novel set in a frightening future, for which she won a second Canadian Governor General's Award in 1986 1988 Published Cat's Eye, a novel about a young girl and her relationships with her peers 1995 Published Strange Things: The Malevolent North in Canadian Literature, a collection of critical essays first delivered as a series of lectures at Oxford University in 1991 1996 Published Alias Grace, a novel about the life of 19th-century murderess Grace Marks Did You Atwood worked on a television drama titled Snowbird for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Know Atwood has written several children's books. Because her father's entomology work took the family into the Canadian wilderness for extended periods, Atwood was 11 years old before she attended a full year of school. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.