The Blind Assassin (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Margaret Atwood
- First Published: 2000
- Type of Work: Novel
- Time of Work: The twentieth century
- Setting: Port Ticonderoga and Toronto, Ontario
- Principal Characters: Iris Chase Griffen, Laura Chase, Captain Norval Chase, Reenie, Callista Fitzsimmons, Alex Thomas, Richard Griffen, Winifred Griffen Prior
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: Family or family life, Twentieth century, Authors or writers, Betrayal, Sisters, Canada or Canadians, Assassins, hit men, or contract killers, Science fiction, Aging
- Locales: Ontario, Canada, Toronto, Canada
Canadian author Margaret Atwood’s challenging new novel, The Blind Assassin, opens with the death of Laura Chase, who deliberately drives off a hundred-foot bridge just after the end of World War II. This event is reported by her sister Iris Chase Griffen, presently in her eighties, who is writing a family history embellished with tart observations on life at the end of the century. Keenly aware of her age and frailty, Iris knows she has come down in the world; her front steps are rotting and money is scarce. She eats little, but she likes to visit the local doughnut shop,...
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