num_pages: 538
description: As Iris Chase Griffen, the sole surviving descendant of a once-distinguished Toronto family, recalls the events of her life and the pivotal death of her sister Laura in 1945, we simultaneously read Laura’s posthumously published novel, The Blind Assassin. In that novel within a novel – the tale of two lovers on the lam – there is yet another narrative: a science virgin share a journey of their own. Brilliantly weaving together such seemingly disparate elements, Atwood creates a world of astonishing vision and unforgettable impact.
language: English
title: Blind Assassin
titlecomplete: Blind Assassin
characters: Iris Chase, Winifred Prior, Reenie, Richard Griffen, Norval Chase, Myra Sturgess, Laura Chase, Alex Thomas
genres: Fiction, Historical, Science Fiction, Mystery, Canada, Literature, Classics, Contemporary, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 152895
places: Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Port Ticonderoga, Canada
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: Anchor Books