Margaret Atwood, “The Year of the Flood,” 2009

Margaret Atwood, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded in the KPFA studios in October 2009 while on tour for the novel “The Year of the Flood.”

One of the most distinguished authors writing today, Margaret Atwood is best known for her novel “The Handmaid’s Tale,” and well as several other novels, short stories, poems, essays and political commentary.

In this interview which originally aired October 15, 2009 but never heard in its entirety, she discusses her science fiction novel “The Year of the Flood,” second of what later became a trilogy including ‘Oryx and Crake” and “Maddadam,” along with her short novel, The “Penelopiad.” Along the way, she talks about her website for the book, her view on the names of tech companies, the nature of science fiction as prediction, and other topics. This is the seventh of eight interviews with Margaret Atwood conducted between the years 1989 and 2013.

Margaret Atwood I, 1989: Cat’s Eye, The Handmaid’s Tale
Margaret Atwood II, 1993: The Robber Bride
Margaret Atwood III, 1997: Alias Grace
Margaret Atwood IV, 2000: The Blind Assassin
Margaret Atwood V, 2003: Oryx and Crake
Margaret Atwood VI, 2006: Moral Disorder, Writing with Intent

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