First published in 1983, Murder in the Dark is Margaret Atwood's seventh work of fiction or her tenth book of poetry, depending on how you slice it. These short prose forms range from fictionalized autobiography through prose-poetry, mini-romance, and mini–science fiction.
A feast of comic entertainment, Murder in the Dark is Atwood at her wittiest, most thoughtful, and most provoking.
"These vignettes glow with the usual Atwood magic of intelligence...an exhilarating performance, full of sharp pleasures for the mind." British Book News
"Shrewd, funny, intelligent, honest, ironic." Scotland on Sunday
"Direct, unpretentious, humorous." The Sunday Times
MARGARET ATWOOD is the author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry and critical essays. Her 1985 classic, The Handmaid’s Tale, was followed in 2019 by a sequel, The Testaments, which was a global number one bestseller and won the Booker Prize.
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First published in 1983, Murder in the Dark is Margaret Atwood's seventh work of fiction or her tenth book of poetry, depending on how you slice it. These short prose forms range from fictionalized autobiography through prose-poetry, mini-romance, and mini–science fiction.
A feast of comic entertainment, Murder in the Dark is Atwood at her wittiest, most thoughtful, and most provoking.
Praise
"These vignettes glow with the usual Atwood magic of intelligence...an exhilarating performance, full of sharp pleasures for the mind." British Book News
"Shrewd, funny, intelligent, honest, ironic." Scotland on Sunday
"Direct, unpretentious, humorous." The Sunday Times
MARGARET ATWOOD is the author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry and critical essays. Her 1985 classic, The Handmaid’s Tale, was followed in 2019 by a sequel, The Testaments, which was a global number one bestseller and won the Booker Prize.
View titles by Margaret Atwood
