Inhalt: Penelope ? die spartanische Prinzessin gilt als Sinnbild der treu liebenden Ehefrau und Mutter, die jahrzehntelang geduldig die Heimkehr des heldenhaften Ehemanns erwartet. So erzählt es die »Odyssee«, aber ist es auch die Geschichte, die Penelope selbst erzählen würde? Nein, findet Margaret Atwood. Ohne ein Blatt vor den Mund zu nehmen hält ihre Penelope Rückschau auf ihr Leben, berichtet von der gnadenlosen Konkurrenz mit der hübschen Cousine Helena, von der Zwangsverheiratung mit Odysseus, einem Mann, dem der Ruf vorauseilte, ein Aufschneider zu sein, und den Intrigen und Skandalen am Hofe Ithakas. Ergänzt wird Penelopes Erzählung vom Chor ihrer Mägde, die ihren Dienst mit dem Leben bezahlten und nun nach Gerechtigkeit verlangen. Schlagworte:FB Belletristik: allgemein und literarisch, FBA Moderne und zeitgenössische Belletristik: allgemein und literarisch, FN Belletristik: Traditionelle Geschichten, Märchen, Mythen, Fabeln und Legenden, FYT Belletristik in Übersetzung Umfang: 192 S. ISBN: 978-3-641-29624-7
Inhalt: This novel has been described as "a women's 1984." As with Orwell's futuristic thriller, The Handmaid's Tale is well-written, politically astute, and contains enough reality mixed in with the fantastic to compel and horrify. Although the novel has a feminist perspective, it addresses the universal issues of individual autonomy and freedom. Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek ISBN: 978-1-980039-54-9
**THE NUMBER 1 BESTSELLER AND WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE** In this electrifying sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood answers the question that has tantalised readers for decades: What happened to Offred? The Republic of Gilead is beginning to rot from within. At this crucial moment, two girls with radically different experiences of the regime come face to face with the legendary, ruthless Aunt Lydia. But how far will each go for what she believes? Now with additional material: book club discussion points and an interview with Margaret Atwood about the real-life events that inspired The Testaments and The Handmaid's Tale. 'The Testaments is Atwood at her best . . . To read this book is to feel the world turning' Anne Enright _________________________________ PRAISE FOR THE TESTAMENTS: 'Everything The Handmaid's Tale fans wanted and more. Prepare to hold your breath throughout, and to cry real tears at the end' Stylist 'She manages to write about the darkest and most terrifying parts of human psychology in a way that is still deeply funny and full of dark strange hope' Naomi Alderman, author of The Power
Inhalt:NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE •The Testaments is a modern masterpiece, a powerful novel that can be read on its own or as a companion to Margaret Atwood’s classic, The Handmaid’s Tale. More than fifteen years after the events of The Handmaid's Tale, the theocratic regime of the Republic of Gilead maintains its grip on power, but there are signs it is beginning to rot from within. At this crucial moment, the lives of three radically different women converge, with potentially explosive results.
Two have grown up as part of the first generation to come of age in the new order. The testimonies of these two young women are joined by a third: Aunt Lydia. Her complex past and uncertain future unfold in surprising and pivotal ways.
With The Testaments, Margaret Atwood opens up the innermost workings of Gilead, as each woman is forced to come to terms with who she is, and how far she will go for what she believes. Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek EAN: penguinrandom
Inhalt: A Vintage Shorts â??Short Story Month" Selection The author of such towering novels as The Handmaidâ??s Tale, The Blind Assassin, and Oryx and Crake, Margaret Atwood proves her imaginative prowess dazzles just as vividly in her short fiction. â??Stone Mattress," from her collection of the same name is witty, grotesque, and utterly hilariousâ?"an exemplar of Atwoodâ??s tremendous capacity for capturing our darkest impulses on the page. Verna, aging widow, boards a cruise ship bound for the Arctic in search of her next husband. The last four had suffered regrettable tragedies and left Verna wickedly wealthy in their wake. But, instead of finding another wealthy suitor, Verna finds unwitting Bob, the first man to have ever wronged her. Single, reasonably near his grave, ordinary, and attracted to her like all the othersâ?"Bob is all-too-easy prey for Vernaâ??s merciless revenge.  An ebook short. Umfang: 16 S. ISBN: 978-1-101-97402-5
Inhalt: "Margaret Atwood puts the human heart to the ultimate test in an utterly brilliant new novel that is as visionary as The Handmaid's Tale and as richly imagined as The Blind Assassin. Stan and Charmaine are a married couple trying to stay afloat in the midst of an economic and social collapse. Job loss has forced them to live in their car, leaving them vulnerable to roving gangs. They desperately need to turn their situation around and fast. The Positron Project in the town of Consilience seems to be theanswer to their prayers. No one is unemployed and everyone gets a comfortable, clean house to live in. for six months out of the year. On alternating months, residents of Consilience must leave their homes and function as inmates in the Positron prison system. Once their month of service in the prison is completed, they can return to their "civilian" homes. At first, this doesn't seem like too much of a sacrifice to make in order to have a roof over one's head and food to eat. But when Charmaine becomesromantically involved with the man who lives in their house during the months when she and Stan are in the prison, a series of troubling events unfolds, putting Stan's life in danger. With each passing day, Positron looks less like a prayer answered and more like a chilling prophecy fulfilled"-- Umfang: 320 S. ISBN: 978-0-385-54036-0
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