Margaret Atwood is a celebrated Canadian poet, novelist, and critic, who has won two Governor Generals Awards, a Giller Prize, a Man Booker Prize, and been awarded many honours and awards for her literary work. She is known for works such as The Handmaids Tale, Alias Grace, and The Blind Assassin.
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Margaret Atwood (Main)
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Margaret Eleanor Atwood (altName)
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| Related Pages | Margaret Atwood on LGLC
Margaret Atwood on VIAF |
| Birth Date | 1939/11/18 |
| Birth Place | Ottawa |
| Occupations |
Lecturer in English at University of British Columbia
HigherEducation
1964 - 1965 http://margaretatwood.ca/biography/(http://goo.gl/J2rBi4) Instructor in English at Sir George Williams University HigherEducation1967 - 1968 http://margaretatwood.ca/biography/(http://goo.gl/J2rBi4) Professor of English at York University HigherEducation1971 - 1972 http://margaretatwood.ca/biography/(http://goo.gl/J2rBi4) Novelist1969 http://margaretatwood.ca/full-bibliography-2/(http://goo.gl/ugaruV) Writer1972 http://margaretatwood.ca/full-bibliography-2/(http://goo.gl/ugaruV) Poet1961 http://margaretatwood.ca/full-bibliography-2/(http://goo.gl/ugaruV) CriticnotBefore(1977) https://lglc.ca/event/n77.8 |
| Orders of Merit | The Golden Jubilee Medal Companion of the Order of Canada (1981-06-22) Officer of the Order of Canada (1973-12-17) The Diamond Jubilee Medal |
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University of British Columbia (Employee)
1964 - 1965 http://margaretatwood.ca/biography/(http://goo.gl/J2rBi4) Concordia University (Employee)1967 - 1968 http://margaretatwood.ca/biography/(http://goo.gl/J2rBi4) York University (Employee)1971 - 1972 http://margaretatwood.ca/biography/(http://goo.gl/J2rBi4) |
| Associated Periodicals |
Financial Post (Critic)
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