The Blind Assassin (2000) Margaret Atwood (Author)
Award Winner
The novel begins in Toronto in 1945 when 25-year-old Laura Chase commits suicide by driving off a bridge. Iris Chase Griffen, her older sister, has been responsible for Laura since their mother's death and seems more concerned with manners and appearances than with the loss of her sister. Yet as the memoir Iris writes later in life is entwined with sections of Laura's novel, posthumously published two years after her death, the stories lead to insights into both of their lives.
MAIN CHARACTERS :
Iris Chase Griffen, Sister (of Laura), Laura Chase, Sister (of Iris), Richard Griffen, Businessman (Iris' husband)
SETTING(S) :
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, North America
SUBJECT :
Family sagas, Sisters, Suicide
TIME PERIOD :
20th century AD, 1990s (Decade) AD, 1980s (Decade) AD, 1970s (Decade) AD, 1960s (Decade) AD, 1950s (Decade) AD, 1940s (Decade) AD
BEST SELLERS LIST
Chicago Tribune Books Hardback Bestsellers (Chicago): Fiction
Total Number of Weeks: 6
First Appearance: 9/24/2000
Last Appearance: 10/29/2000
Highest Position Achieved: 6
Globe and Mail National Bestseller: Hardcover Fiction
Total Number of Weeks: 25
First Appearance: 9/2/2000
Last Appearance: 3/31/2001
Highest Position Achieved: 2
Los Angeles Times Book Review (Southern California): Hardcover Fiction
Total Number of Weeks: 18
First Appearance: 9/24/2000
Last Appearance: 2/4/2001
Highest Position Achieved: 1
New York Times Bestseller List: Hardcover Fiction
Total Number of Weeks: 7
First Appearance: 9/24/2000
Last Appearance: 11/5/2000
Highest Position Achieved: 6
Publishers Weekly Hardcover Bestsellers: Fiction
Total Number of Weeks: 8
First Appearance: 9/18/2000
Last Appearance: 11/27/2000
Highest Position Achieved: 6
Wall Street Journal Bestsellers: Fiction
Total Number of Weeks: 6
First Appearance: 9/15/2000
Last Appearance: 10/20/2000
Highest Position Achieved: 8
Washington Post Book World Hardcover Bestsellers: Fiction
Total Number of Weeks: 10
First Appearance: 10/1/2000
Last Appearance: 12/10/2000
Highest Position Achieved: 4
Gale Document Number: GALE|M1300104464
Gale Database: What Do I Read Next?, 2010
SOURCE CITATION : "The Blind Assassin." 2010. Books & Authors Gale. Gale Internal User. 2 Sep 2010 <http://books.wiseto.com/bna/start.do?p=BNA&u=gale>
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