Margaret Atwood
"Men are afraid women will laugh at them. Women are afraid men will kill them."
- Margaret Atwood
"Men are afraid women will laugh at them. Women are afraid men will kill them."
- Margaret Atwood
“Nothing makes me more nervous than people who say, ‘It can’t happen here.’ Anything can happen anywhere, given the right circumstances.”
- Margaret Atwood
“Nothing makes me more nervous than people who say, ‘It can’t happen here.’ Anything can happen anywhere, given the right circumstances.”
- Margaret Atwood
Atwood's Features
Atwood's Features
Margaret Atwood has had several written about her for The Guardian. Click the image to read some pieces "on feminism, culture wars and speaking her mind."
Vintage Books Interview
Vintage Books Interview
Vintage Books, a publishing company, spoke to Margaret Atwood about the world in which she wrote her dystopian classic The Handmaid's Tale (the year was 1984, she was in West Berlin); what's next for feminism (more still needs to change) and the greatest threat to the environment (there are many, but one stands out). Click the image to watch the interview.
“Men often ask me, 'Why are your female characters so paranoid?' It’s not paranoia. It’s recognition of their situation.”
- Margaret Atwood
“Men often ask me, 'Why are your female characters so paranoid?' It’s not paranoia. It’s recognition of their situation.”
- Margaret Atwood