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PROFILE In this interview with Theo Dorgan Margaret Atwood the Canadian writer reveals the impetus behind her writing and the difference between writing poetry and prose when she observes "I think if you wired up the brain of a novelist and then had the poet write poetry and the novelist write a novel, you would find that the different parts of the brain would light up, and my theory is that the poetry part of the brain is closer to mathematics and music part of the brain". Atwood is one of the great storytellers and stylists of our time. With an unusual interest in Science Fiction throughout her canon, she also has a wicked eye for the tiny detail that speaks volumes, an overwhelming interest in the mad, marvellous complexity of the human condition. Atwood is in mischievous and loquacious mood as she talks to Theo, one week before winning the Booker Prize for 'The Blind Assassin'. She looks back on her early days as a writer and how she worked to develop her individual style. With an inimitable eye for the telling detail she explores the life of the writer in Canada and how she feels about her position now as the grande dame of Canadian letters. Biographical Details The Canadian writer has received acclaim for her Booker prize-winning title 'The Blind Assassin' and multiple awards for pieces that include 'The Robber', 'Bride', 'Morning in the Burned House', 'Cat's Eye', 'Circle Game'. Atwood entwines tales of the past with a combination of wit, humour and underlying mystery. Her methodical attention to research and detail invokes accurate and plausible accounts of former times. She has a penchant for misbehaving female characters, none more-so than 'Alias Grace', which gives us a satirical view of Victorian society through Canada's most notorious female criminal - a servant girl who murdered her employee. Atwood has lived in Canada, US and Europe, which led to her works being translated in to 20 languages. She is an activist of several causes, most notably assisting authors of political oppression as former President of PEN (Poets, Essayists, Novelists). However, her first loyalty is to her art. Although considered a feminist, she is disdainful of the period of the movement that hailed women as morally and socially superior, and she uses her work as a platform to highlight such a cultural agenda. Atwood is one of the great storytellers and stylists of our time. With an unusual interest in Science Fiction throughout her canon, she also has a wicked eye for the tiny detail that speaks volumes, an overwhelming interest in the mad, marvellous complexity of the human condition. BUY VHS DIRECT FROM LOOPLINE Running Time: 30mins Year Made: 2000 Price: €20 - PAL (European), €30 - NTSC (US) plus P&P |
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