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Margaret atwood, whose work has been published in more than fortyfive countries, is the author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry, critical essays, and graphic novels. The final entry in atwood s brilliant maddaddam trilogy roils with spectacular and furious satire. The author of more than 50 books including the provocative bestseller the handmaids tale, atwood is a legendary creator of dystopic universes in which the earth has been ravaged, mostly by humans who cant help messing with nature and each other. Aug 07, 2014 maddaddam is an extraordinary achievement independent on sunday a fierce, learned intelligence. Maddaddam picks up right where the year of the flood leaves off and carries the narrative thread of what happens to toby and ren and jimmy in the books. Set in a place that resembles a future north america, it continues the events of atwoods two previous novels, the year of the flood and oryx and crake. Margaret atwood projects us into a near future that is both all too familiar and beyond our imagining.
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