The Tent
Author | : Margaret Atwood |
Publisher | : Anchor |
Total Pages | : 115 |
Release | : 2007-05-08 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780307386946 |
ISBN-13 | : 0307386945 |
Rating | : 4/5 (945 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Tent written by Margaret Atwood and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2007-05-08 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alongside meditations on warlords, cat heaven, and orphans, the bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments offers a sly pep talk to the ambitious young, laments the proliferation of photos of oneself, imagines an apocalypse of worms, and recalls Helen of Troy’s childhood Kool-Aid stand. In the title fable, a writer huddled inside a tent of paper engages in doodling as self-defense, scribbling on the walls in a frantic attempt to keep out encroaching horrors. Adorned with her own playful illustrations, The Tent is a delightful mélange of short fiction that pushes the boundaries of form in intriguing directions, replete with Atwood’s droll humor, keen insight, and lyric brilliance.