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This novel is also a wise, deep, moving epic by an exceptional writer. While atwood has published fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, she is probably known best for her dystopian novel, the handmaids tale. Stone mattress, by margaret atwood in her latest collection, margaret atwood takes on death, dreadfulness and the use of fantasy. The author of such towering novels as the handmaids tale, the blind assassin, and oryx and crake, margaret atwood proves her imaginative prowess dazzles just as vividly in her short fiction. The stories do vary, thoughmore in plot and content than in. Best of all, they are entirely free to find, use and download, so there is no cost or stress at all. And in stone mattress, a longago crime is avenged in the arctic via a 1. The author of such towering novels as the handmaids tale, the blind. Atwood describes the pieces in the collection as tales rather than short stories, as they draw from the mythical and fantastical aspects associated with fables. Stone mattress is a short fiction collection by the canadian author margaret atwood, published in 2014.
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