by Margaret Atwood · Virago Press Ltd · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780860681298
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The Edible Woman is a novel by acclaimed Canadian author Margaret Atwood, first published in 1969. The story follows Marian McAlpin, a young woman working in a market research company who finds herself engaged to an ambitious lawyer named Peter. As the wedding date approaches, Marian experiences a growing sense of unease and alienation, which manifests in a loss of appetite and an inability to eat. The novel explores themes such as female identity, social pressures on women, consumerism, and self-alienation. With a witty and satirical style, Atwood offers a scathing critique of contemporary society and the expectations imposed on women.
Margaret Eleanor Atwood is a Canadian novelist, poet, literary critic, and inventor. Since 1961, she has published 18 books of poetry, 18 novels, 11 books of nonfiction, nine collections of short fiction, eight children's books, two graphic novels, and a number of small press editions of both poetry and fiction. Her best-known work is the 1985 dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale. Atwood has won numerous awards and honors for her writing, including two Booker Prizes, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Order of Canada, the Franz Kafka Prize, the Prince of Asturias Award for literature, and the National Book Critics and PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Awards. A number of her works have been adapted for film and television.
