Burning questions : essays and occasional pieces, 2004-2021 / Margaret Atwood.
Burning questions : essays and occasional pieces, 2004-2021 / Margaret Atwood.
By
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Atwood, Margaret Eleanor, 1939-
Publication Date
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2022
Publication Information
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Toronto : McClelland & Stewart,
Physical Description
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xx, 476 p.
Subject Term
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Canadian literature -- History and criticism.
Literature -- History and criticism.
Human ecology.
Canadian essays.
Authors, Canadian -- 20th century.
Essays.
Summary
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From cultural icon Margaret Atwood comes an brilliant collection of essays -- funny, erudite, endlessly curious, uncannily prescient -- which seek answers to Burning Questions such as: Why do people everywhere, in all cultures, tell stories? How much of yourself can you give away without evaporating? How can we live on our planet? Is it true? And is it fair? What do zombies have to do with authoritarianism? In over fifty pieces Atwood aims her prodigious intellect and impish humour at the world, and reports back to us on what she finds. This roller-coaster period brought 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 guide to the many and varied mysteries of our universe.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9780771096402
General Note
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Includes index.
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