The Blind Assassin
by Margaret Atwood
The Blind Assassin opens
with these simple, resonant words: "Ten days after the war ended, my
sister Laura drove a car off a bridge." They are spoken by Iris, whose
terse account of her sister's death in 1945 is followed by an inquest report proclaiming
the death accidental. But just as the reader expects to settle into Laura?s
story, Atwood introduces a novel-within-a-novel. Entitled The Blind Assassin,
it is a science fiction story told by two unnamed lovers who meet in dingy
backstreet rooms. When we return to Iris, it is through a 1947 newspaper
article announcing the discovery of a sailboat carrying the dead body of her
husband, a distinguished industrialist. Brilliantly weaving together such
seemingly disparate elements, Atwood creates a world of astonishing vision and
unforgettable impact.
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