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Oryx and Crake

By Margaret Atwood
Series: The MaddAddam Trilogy
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Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood presents a haunting vision of a near future ravaged by genetic engineering and corporate greed. The story follows Snowman, once known as Jimmy, who may be the last human survivor after a devastating plague. As he mourns his lost friends, Crake and Oryx, Snowman embarks on a journey through a wild, transformed landscape, aided by the mysterious Children of Crake. This compelling narrative blends a poignant love story with a chilling exploration of humanity's reckless drive for progress.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This novel is well suited for readers interested in speculative fiction, dystopian themes, and thought-provoking explorations of science and ethics. Fans of Margaret Atwood's previous works and those who appreciate literary fiction with a sharp social commentary will find much to engage with here.

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A novel of the future explores a world that has been devastated by ecological and scientific disasters.

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The first volume in the internationally acclaimed MaddAddam trilogy is at once an unforgettable love story and a compelling vision of the future—from the bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments.

A Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Book of the Century

Oryx and Crake follows Snowman, known as Jimmy before mankind was overwhelmed by a plague. He is struggling to survive in a world where he may be the last human and mourning the loss of his best friend, Crake, and the beautiful and elusive Oryx whom they both loved. In search of answers, Snowman embarks on a journey—with the help of the green-eyed Children of Crake—through the lush wilderness that was so recently a great city, until powerful corporations took mankind on an uncontrolled genetic engineering ride.

Margaret Atwood projects us into a near future that is both all too familiar and beyond our imagining.

Series: The MaddAddam Trilogy

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780385721677

Publisher: Random House USA Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 March 2004

Country: United States

Imprint: Vintage Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 201.0mm

Weight: 283g

Pages: 400

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Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Margaret Atwood Penguin Books Series: The Maddaddam Trilogy Series: The MaddAddam Trilogy

About the Author

Margaret Atwood is the author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry and critical essays. Her novels include Cat’s Eye, The Robber Bride, Alias Grace, The Blind Assassin, and the MaddAddam trilogy. Her 1985 classic, The Handmaid’s Tale, was followed in 2019 by a sequel, The Testaments, which was a global number one bestseller and won the Booker Prize. In 2020 she published Dearly, her first collection of poetry for a decade.
 
Atwood has won numerous awards including the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Imagination in Service to Society, the Franz Kafka Prize, the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, the PEN USA Lifetime Achievement Award and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. In 2019 she was made a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour for services to literature. She has also worked as a cartoonist, illustrator, librettist, playwright and puppeteer. She lives in Toronto, Canada.

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