Lady Oracle Summary
Margaret Atwood

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Lady Oracle Summary

The novel begins with Joan in Terremoto, Italy after she has faked her own death in Lake Ontario. She flees to Terremoto after going through with a complicated plan to extricate herself from her current life in Toronto. Joan believes that in killing herself, her old self, she will be able to finally live an honest and true life. But she never gets the chance to experience this. She is only...

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Margaret Atwood Biographies (4)

Margaret Atwood

6,403 words, approx. 22 pages

The author of over sixty books, Margaret Atwood holds a unique position in contemporary Canadian literature. "Atwood is arguably the most recognizable writer in the country," noted John Bemrose in Mac... Read more

Margaret Eleanor Atwood

1,656 words, approx. 6 pages

One of Canada's most distinguished literary figures, Margaret Eleanor Atwood (born 1939) is an internationally famous novelist, poet, critic, and politically committed cultural activist.Margaret Elean... Read more

Margaret (Eleanor) Atwood

9,743 words, approx. 33 pages

One of Canada's most public literary personalities, Margaret Atwood has made her reputation as much as by being versatile as by being controversial. As a poet she has to date produced ten volumes of v... Read more

Margaret (Eleanor) Atwood

5,058 words, approx. 17 pages

Margaret Atwood is arguably the most prominent contemporary Canadian writer. Best known for her novels, Atwood is also admired for her accomplishments as a poet, critic, essayist, and short-story writ... Read more

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Critical Essay by Elspeth Cameron

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Critical Essay by Marilyn Patton

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Critical Essay by J. Brooks Bouson

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Lady Oracle by Margaret Atwood - Themes

651 words, approx. 3 pages

From obese teenager to sexy mistress, from author of cheap romances to avant garde poet, from lover of a polish count to wife of a left wing radical, Joan's life is full of change. The story of her q... Read more

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