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Author: Margaret Atwood

📘 Good bones and simple murders by Margaret Atwood

This collection features short stories, poetry, science fiction, fairy tales, and parables by Margaret Atwood, accompanied by her whimsical illustrations. Many of the pieces are reworks of classical works such as Hamlet's mother setting him straight on some things and a bat explaining why Stoker got Dracula all wrong. The collection is a delightful mix of fiction, commentary, and whimsical tales.

First publish date: 1994

Genre: General Fiction/Anthologies

Authors: Margaret Atwood

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