Margaret Atwood

Margaret Atwood (English: Margaret Atwood, November 18, 1939 -), Canadian novelist, poet, literary critic and inventor. Since 1961, it has published 18 poetry collections, 18 novels, 11 non-fiction books, 9 short story collections, 8 children's books, 2 graphic novels and some independently published poetry collections and novels. Among them, the novel "The Handmaid's Tale" is the most well-known. His works have been recognized by many major awards, including: two Booker Prizes, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Governor General's Award of Canada, the Kafka Award, the Princess of Asturias Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Many works have been adapted into movies and TV series. Atwood's work covers a variety of themes, including gender and identity, religion and myth, the power of language, climate change and "power politics." Many of her poems were inspired by myths and fairy tales, stories that interested her from an early age. Atwood is the founder of the Griffin Poetry Prize and the Canadian Writers Trust. She is also a senior fellow at Massey College in Toronto. She is the inventor of the LongPen device and its associated technologies that enable remote robotic document writing.