Good Bones and Simple Murders

In this collection of short works that defy easy categorization, Margaret Atwood displays, in condensed and crystallized form, the trademark wit and viruosity of her best-selling novels, brilliant stories, and insightful poetry. Among the jewels gathered here are Gertrude offering Hamlet a piece of her mind, the real truth about the Little Red Hen, a reincarnated bat explaining how Bram Stoker gotDraculaall wrong, and the five methods of making a man (such as the "Traditional Method": "Take some dust off the ground. Form. Breathe into the nostrils the breath of life. Simple, but effective!") There are parables, monologues, prose poems, condensed science fiction, reconfigured fairy tales, and other miniature masterpieces--punctuated with charming illustrations by the author. A must for her fans, and a wonderful gift for all who savor the art of exquisite prose,Good Bones And Simple Murdersmarks the first time these writings have been available in a trade edition in the United States.

<b>Margaret Atwood</b> was born in Ottawa in 1939, and grew up in northern Quebec and Ontario, and later in Toronto. She has lived in numerous cities in Canada, the U.S., and Europe.<br><br>She is the author of more than thirty books – novels, short stories, poetry, literary criticism, social history, and books for children.<br><br>Atwood’s work is acclaimed internationally and has been published around the world. Her novels include <i>The Handmaid’s Tale</i> and <i>Cat’s Eye</i> – both shortlisted for the Booker Prize; <i>The Robber Bride</i>; <i>Alias Grace</i>, winner of the prestigious Giller Prize in Canada and the Premio Mondello in Italy, and a finalist for the Booker Prize, the Orange Prize, and the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award; and <