Events

Lecture: Fiction, the Future and Environmental Crisis with Margaret Atwood

Nov 1

8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Great Hall, Memorial Union

Margaret Atwood is an author, poet and environmental activist whose more than forty books include “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “The Blind Assassin,” and the MaddAddam trilogy featuring “Oryx and Crake.”

Atwood’s many international literary awards include the prestigious Booker Prize for contemporary fiction, Arthur C. Clarke Award in science fiction and the Governor General’s Award for fiction in her native Canada. Her critical acclaim is equally matched by her popularity among readers and following on Twitter.

Margaret Atwood is widely known for her commentary on the human condition and female experience. Her forthcoming book, Hag-Seed, is a modern retelling of Shakespeare’s The Tempest.