num_pages: 19
description: Even now, at the age of 82, Iris lives in the shadow cast by her younger sister Laura. Now poor and trying to cope with a failing body, Iris reflects on her far from exemplary life, in particular the events surrounding her sister's tragic death and the novel which earned her such notoriety.
language: English
title: The Blind Assassin
titlecomplete: The Blind Assassin
characters: Norval Chase, Winifred Prior, Richard Griffen, Alex Thomas, Laura Chase, Myra Sturgess, Reenie, Iris Chase
genres: Historical, Literature, Science Fiction, Classics, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Canada, Contemporary, Mystery
ratings_count: 152902
places: Canada, Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Port Ticonderoga
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Booker Prize, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Orange Prize
category: Fiction Shortlist, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Hammett Prize, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Puddly Award
category: New Novel, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Dublin Literary Award
category: Shortlist
publisher: Harpercollins Pb