{"product_id":"burning-questions-margaret-atwood","title":"Burning Questions (Margaret Atwood)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAtwood aims her constant curiosity and impish humour at our world and reports back to us on what she finds, in this frank, generous gift of a book.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn it she seeks answers to Burning Questions such as:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy do people everywhere, in all cultures, tell stories?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow can we live on our planet?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat do zombies have to do with authoritarianism?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe roller-coaster period covered in the collection brought an end to the end of history, a financial crash, the rise of Trump and a pandemic. From debt to tech, the climate crisis to freedom; from when to dispense advice to the young (answer: only when asked) to how to define granola, we have no better questioner of the many and varied mysteries of our human universe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eINCLUDES NEW MATERIAL FOR PAPERBACK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A wonderfully written insight into everything from zombies to the climate crisis' \u003ci\u003eStylist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The mighty Margaret Atwood writes about everything from granola to Trump' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret Atwood\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry and critical essays. Her novels include \u003ci\u003eCat's Eye, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Robber Bride, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlias Grace\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Blind Assassin \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eMaddAddam \u003c\/i\u003etrilogy. Her 1985 classic \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e was followed in 2019 by a sequel, \u003ci\u003eThe Testaments\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a global number one bestseller and shared the Booker Prize. Her most recent publications are the poetry collections \u003ci\u003eDearly \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Paper Boat; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBurning Questions\u003c\/i\u003e, a selection of essays; \u003ci\u003eOld Babes in the Wood\u003c\/i\u003e, a volume of short stories; and \u003ci\u003eBook of Lives\u003c\/i\u003e, her memoir. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAtwood is a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour, and has won numerous awards including the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Imagination in Service to Society, the Franz Kafka Prize, the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, the PEN USA Lifetime Achievement Award and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. She has also worked as a cartoonist, illustrator, librettist, playwright and puppeteer. She lives in Toronto, Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 512 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65795307962717,"sku":"K096707439","price":14.5,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9670743900001A.jpg?v=1788403174","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/burning-questions-margaret-atwood","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}