In 19 72, in your famous book survival, you wrote, the canadian way of death is death by accident. Is this still true in fiction or in real ireal life? i think it's more likely to be true and in canada than it is in the states. If we look back to the nineteenth century, the united states as melville and poe and hawthorne, and the canadian tradition seems to have been slower to develop. So what you have in canadian history if 17 60, quebec s there. It is right there.
Margaret Atwood defines the Canadian sense of humor as “a bit Scottish,” and in this live conversation with Tyler, she loves to let her own comedic sensibilities shine. In addition to many other thoughts about Canada — it’s big after all — she and Tyler discuss Twitter, biotechnology, Biblical history, her families of patents, poetry, literature, movies, and feminism.
Is it coincidence that Atwood started The Handmaid’s Tale in West Berlin during 1984? Does she believe in ghosts? Is the Western commitment to free speech waning? How does she stay so productive? Why is she against picking favorites? Atwood provides insight to these questions and much more.
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