The Blind Assassin "The Blind Assassin opens with these simple, resonant words: "Ten days after the war ended, my sister Laura drove a car off a bridge." They are spoken by Iris, whose terse account of her sister's death in 1945 is followed by an inquest report proclaiming the death accidental. But just as the reader expects to settle into Laura's story, Atwood introduces a novel-within-a-novel. Entitled The Blind Assassin, it is a science fiction story told by two unnamed lovers who meet in dingy backstreet rooms. When we return to Iris, it is through a 1947 newspaper article announcing the discovery of a sailboat carrying the dead body of her husband, a distinguished industrialist. Brilliantly weaving together such seemingly disparate elements, Atwood creates a world of astonishing vision and unforgettable impact."  —The Publisher. Home Biography Novels Short Fiction Poetry Site Awards Excerpts from The Blind Assassin Excerpt, Ch. 1: "Ten days after the war ended" - Bookreporter.com Excerpt: The hard-boiled egg - Random House Audio Excerpt - Salon.com Plot Synopses Plot Synopsis - Literary Encyclopedia Plot Summary - Cynthia Grenier Plot Summary - NYU Interviews and Articles Regarding The Blind Assassin "The Character Assassin" by Susan Flockhart, The Sunday Herald (Oct 2000) "'Blind Assassin' finally wins Booker for Margaret Atwood", The Independent (Nov 2000) "Margaret Atwood Calls Out the Wolves", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Nov 2000) Book Reviews The New York Times, 2000 The Chicago Sun-Times, 2000 The San Francisco Chronicle, 2000 Time Magazine, 2000 The Guardian, 2000 The Observer, 2000 The Spectator, 2000 Quill and Quire, 2000 January Magazine, 2000 Bookreporter.com, 2000 Salon.com, 2000 Christian Century, 2001 Audio Review, NPR, 2000 Essays on The Blind Assassin Toronto and Margaret Atwood - Robert Fulford Study Guides and Miscellaneous Resources Reader's Guide to The Blind Assassin - Random House Discussion Questions for The Blind Assassin - CBC to Margaret Atwood's Novels to Margaret Atwood Luminarium Copyright ©1996-2007 Anniina Jokinen. All Rights Reserved. Book cover images remain under the copyright of their respective copyright owners. This page created on December 18, 2006 by Anniina Jokinen. Last updated January 3, 2007. About this Website | Luminarium Privacy Statement. Margaret Atwood has gone on to become not just a major Canadian Writer, and a woman writer (whom some would call a Feminist Writer), but an award-winning author of English literature. Her works include novels, short stories, poetry, etc.