Margaret Atwood
Novelist, poet, short story writer, critic, teacher, and feminist Margaret Eleanor Atwood was born on November 18, 1939. Born in Ottawa, Ontario,Atwood was the second of three children to Carl Edmond and Margaret DorothyKillam Atwood. She went on to marry writer, Graeme Gibson, and give birth to adaughter named Jess. Atwood's religion was that of Immanent Transcendentalist. During her childhood, she spent her summers in Northern Quebec while herfather fulfilled aspirations of being a forest entomologist. Her time spent inNorthern Quebec during her youth, was a significant influence on the novelSurfacing which was published in 1972. Upon coming out of what Atwood oftenrefers to a her "dark period", which to
In high school, her writing began to flourish and she begansubmitting her works to her high school newspaper. Although Atwood was a feminist, in herbook The Animals In That Country "there is nothing "feminine" about the poems. Margaret Eleanor Atwood has become a prominent figure in thecontemporary literary realm. The publishing of her book The Handmaid's Tale (1986) also won herthe Governor General's Award. Atwood published her first volume of poetry, Double Persephone, in 1961. Within six months of moving to Vancouver toteach at the University of British Columbia, she completed her first novel TheEdible Woman in 1964, but was not published until 1969. She taught English at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver (1964-65), Victorian and American Literature at Sir George Williams in Montreal (1967-68), CreativeWriting at the University of Alberta, English at New York University in New York(1986). She worked as a writer-in-residence at the University of Toronto inToronto (1972-73), the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa (1985), andMacquarie University in North Ryde, Australia (1987). Atwood received her Bachelor's degree from University of Toronto, herMaster's from Radcliff College of Harvard University, and went into graduatestudy at Harvard University. Frye also introduced her to the poetry of William Blake (1757-1827) which further influenced her writing. As she continued tocontribute poetry, short stories, and cartoons to her high school's paper, Canadian literary critic and historian Northrop Frye (1912-1991) influenced her writing. Her second volume of poetry, The Circle Game, won the 1967 Governor General'sAward, Canada's highest literary honor.
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