About the book
In this acclaimed collection of twelve stories, Margaret Atwood probes the territory of childhood memories and the casual cruelty men and women inflict upon each other and themselves. She looks behind the familiar world of family summers at remote lakes, ordinary lives, and unexpected loves, and she unearths profound truths. A melancholy, teenage love is swept away by a Canadian hurricane, while a tired, middle-aged affection is rekindled by the spectacle of rare Jamaican birds; a potter tries to come to terms with the group of poets who so smother her that she is driven into the arms of her accountant; and, in the title story, the Bluebeard legend is retold as an ironic tale of marital deception. Stark and scathing at times, humorous and compassionate at others, Bluebeard’s Egg confirms once again Atwood’s reputation as the pre-eminent chronicler of our times.
Editions of Bluebeard's Egg
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780771008085
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780771008924
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780553378603
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780771008627
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780385491044
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780770421342
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780770427436
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780770428198
- EBook
- ISBN 9781551994871
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In this acclaimed collection of twelve stories, Margaret Atwood probes the territory of childhood memories and the casual cruelty men and women inflict upon each other and themselves. She looks behind the familiar world of family summers at remote lakes, ordinary lives, and unexpected loves, and she unearths profound truths. A melancholy, teenage love is swept away by a Canadian hurricane, while a tired, middle-aged affection is rekindled by the spectacle of rare Jamaican birds; a potter tries to come to terms with the group of poets who so smother her that she is driven into the arms of her accountant; and, in the title story, the Bluebeard legend is retold as an ironic tale of marital deception. Stark and scathing at times, humorous and compassionate at others, Bluebeard’s Egg confirms once again Atwood’s reputation as the pre-eminent chronicler of our times.
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What is Bluebeard's Egg about?
In this acclaimed collection of twelve stories, Margaret Atwood probes the territory of childhood memories and the casual cruelty men and women inflict upon each other and themselves. She looks behind the familiar world of family summers at remote lakes, ordinary lives, and unexpected loves, and she unearths profound truths. A melancholy, teenage love is swept away by a Canadian hurricane, while a tired, middle-aged affection is rekindled by the spectacle of rare Jamaican birds; a potter tries to come to terms with the group of poets who so smother her that she is driven into the arms of her accountant; and, in the title story, the Bluebeard legend is retold as an ironic tale of marital deception. Stark and scathing at times, humorous and compassionate at others, Bluebeard’s Egg confirms once again Atwood’s reputation as the pre-eminent chronicler of our times.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Bluebeard's Egg?
Fiction > Fiction / Literature / Comics / Graphic novels: special features > Short stories
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book Bluebeard's Egg?
Margaret Atwood
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Bluebeard's Egg is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780771008085) and paperback(ISBN 9780771008924) and paperback(ISBN 9780553378603) and paperback(ISBN 9780771008627) and paperback(ISBN 9780385491044) and paperback(ISBN 9780770421342) and paperback(ISBN 9780770427436) and paperback(ISBN 9780770428198) and ebook(ISBN 9781551994871)
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