Atwood

American

[at-wood] / ˈætˌwʊd /

noun

Margaret (Eleanor), born 1939, Canadian poet and novelist.

Atwood British

/ ˈætwʊd /

noun

Margaret ( Eleanor ) born 1939, Canadian poet and novelist. Her novels include Lady Oracle (1976), The Handmaid's Tale (1986), Alias Grace (1996), the Booker Prize-winning The Blind Assassin (2000), and Oryx and Crake (2003)

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The theme and premise owe much to Margaret Atwood, but Groff’s gift for the long view is wholly her own.

From Los Angeles Times

Meanwhile, Colleen Atwood, who now has four Oscars for her costume design work, picked up her second statuette for her outfits on “Memoirs of a Geisha.”

From Los Angeles Times

Margaret Atwood’s novel is about identity and meaning, and the long shadow that childhood experiences cast over our future selves.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ms. Atwood shows how an effort to make sense of—and peace with—the past can be a powerful motivator and a deep source of imaginative possibility.

From The Wall Street Journal

An earlier protest started at 3 p.m. and was organized by Dare to Struggle, according to Connor Atwood, a member of the group.

From Los Angeles Times

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