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Since 1961, she has published 18 books of poetry, 18 novels, 11 books of non fiction, nine collections of short fiction, eight childrens. From alan bennett to margaret atwood the top reads on bookcrossing. Her novels and stories educate as much as they entertain, but without ever veering into dogmatism. Margaret atwood has 199 books on goodreads with 5189248 ratings. In her new novel, margaret atwood explores the intertwined fates of offred, her daughters and aunt lydia. Margaret atwood books list of books by author margaret. She has been won many awards and been shortlisted for many more.
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