Tag: Margaret Atwood
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Booker Prize 2019 shared by Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo
In an unprecedented move the prize was shared by two authors, making Evaristo the first black woman to win the award.
October 15, 2019 -
Booker Prize 2019: Atwood, Rushdie and four emerging authors up for prize
The winner of The Booker Prize receives £50,000 and, like all the shortlisted authors, a cheque for £2,500 and a designer bound copy of their book.
October 14, 2019 -
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ is a feminist story: Elisabeth Moss
Actor Elisabeth Moss, who faced backlash for calling dystopian drama “The Handmaid’s Tale” “not a feminist story”, has clarified her stance. The 35-year-old actor said she regretted her choice of words about the show, which is based on Margaret Atwood’s 1985 classic, reported The New York Times. “That was my mistake in the sense that …
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August 16, 2017 -
Atwood defends ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ star’s ‘feminist’ remark
Author Margaret Atwood has defended Elisabeth Moss for calling The Handmaid's Tale not a “feminist story”. Moss, who plays the lead in the TV adaptation of Atwood's novel of the same name, had received a lot of flak for her comments when she said the show has “a human story”, not a feminist one. The …
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April 26, 2017