Stone Mattress: Nine Tales

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Wicked humor meets incisive social commentary.

For fans of Margaret Atwood's sharp wit and deep exploration of human psychology, "Stone Mattress: Nine Tales" offers a sumptuous platter. Each story is a testament to her ability to weave dark humor with insightful critiques of society, crafting narratives that are both engaging and provocative. The interconnected stories tug at the complexities of human relationships, and the collection stands as a fascinating glimpse into the eclectic range of Atwood's storytelling prowess.

  • Toronto Book Award Nominee (2015)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2014)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Stone Mattress: Nine Tales

Regular price RM66.63 MYR
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RM59.97 MYR Thryft Club Member Price
ISBN: 9780385539128
Authors: Margaret Atwood
Publisher: Nan A. Talese
Date of Publication: 2014-09-16
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Fantasy
Goodreads rating: 3.89
(rated by 25034 readers)

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A collection of highly imaginative short pieces that speak to our times with deadly accuracy. A recently widowed fantasy writer is guided through a stormy winter evening by the voice of her late husband. An elderly lady with Charles Bonnet syndrome comes to terms with the little people she keeps seeing, while a newly formed populist group gathers to burn down her retirement residence. A woman born with a genetic abnormality is mistaken for a vampire, and a crime committed long ago is revenged in the Arctic via a 1.9 billion-year-old stromatolite. In these nine tales, Margaret Atwood ventures into the shadowland earlier explored by fabulists and concoctors of dark yarns such as Robert Louis Stevenson, Daphne du Maurier, and Arthur Conan Doyle - and also by herself, in her award-winning novel Alias Grace. In Stone Mattress, Margaret Atwood is at the top of her darkly humorous and seriously playful game.
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Wicked humor meets incisive social commentary.

For fans of Margaret Atwood's sharp wit and deep exploration of human psychology, "Stone Mattress: Nine Tales" offers a sumptuous platter. Each story is a testament to her ability to weave dark humor with insightful critiques of society, crafting narratives that are both engaging and provocative. The interconnected stories tug at the complexities of human relationships, and the collection stands as a fascinating glimpse into the eclectic range of Atwood's storytelling prowess.

  • Toronto Book Award Nominee (2015)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2014)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.