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The Tent is a book by Canadian author Margaret Atwood, published in 2006. Although classified with Atwood’s short fiction, The Tent has been characterized as an ‘experimental’ collection of ‘fictional essays’ or ‘mini-fictions.’ The work also incorporates line drawings by Atwood.
First publish date: 2006
Genre: General Fiction/Short Stories
Authors: Margaret Atwood
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