The Handmaid`s Tale
Autor: Atwood, Margaret
It should be a straightforward missing persons case... until the Mob are involved. An outstanding Myron Bolitar novel from the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author of SIX YEARS.Myron Bolitar might have a slightly dubious past, but he knows how to handle himself and is doing just fine as a sports agent.And then he meets Brenda Slaughter, one of the hottest female sports stars around. She`s gorgeous, funny and single, and also seems to have mislaid her agent.But when her father disappears, and the Mob starts leaning on her, it soon becomes apparent that potent forces are at work. And the more Myron tries to help, the closer he gets to losing his heart - and his life...
Odpowiedzialność: | Margaret Atwood. | ||||||||||||
Hasła: | Powieść | ||||||||||||
Adres wydawniczy: | London : Vintage Books, 2017. | ||||||||||||
Opis fizyczny: | XV, 324 strony ; 20 cm. Uwagi: | Tekst w języku angielskim. | Forma gatunek: | Książki. Proza. | Powstanie dzieła: | 2013 r. | Powiązane zestawienia: | Książki w języku angielskim | Skocz do: | Inne pozycje tego autora w zbiorach biblioteki | Dodaj recenzje, komentarz | |
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- `As relevant today as it was when Atwood wrote it…no television event has hit such a nerve …The Handmaid’s Tale is more relevant one year after the first season’ – Guardian
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Atwood, Margaret
Margaret Eleanor „Peggy” Atwood ur. 18 listopada 1939 w Ottawie – kanadyjska pisarka, poetka i krytyk literacki, aktywistka społeczna i ekologiczna. Zdobywczyni Nagrody Bookera w 2000 i 2019, laureatka Nagrody Księcia Asturii w 2008, wymieniana wśród kandydatów do literackiej Nagrody Nobla. Urodzona w Ottawie jako drugie z trojga dzieci entomologa Carla Edmunda Atwooda i dietetyczki Margaret Dorothy Killiam. W związku z badaniami ojca Atwood spędziła sporą część swego dzieciństwa w lasach północnego Quebecu, później mieszkała także w Sault Ste. Marie i Toronto. Przez długi [>>]