In this task you will be given a text passage from a trivia quiz. You should choose the category this question belongs to from these categories: History, Science, Social Science, Fine Arts, Literature. You can only choose one category, so if in doubt, please choose the closest match.

In one of this author's stories, the preserved corpse of John Torrington, an explorer on the Franklin Expedition, fascinates Jane, whose companion Vincent dies mysteriously. Another of her stories stars character who "felt like a god-damned owl" while searching for someone to help her bury a grain of wheat. In addition to "The Age of Lead" and "The Little Red Hen Tells All", which come from this author's Wilderness Tips and Good Bones respectively, she wrote a novel in which chapters from the point-of-view of soon-to-be-hanged maids are interspersed with a retelling of book 22 of the Odyssey by the titular character. This author of The Penelopiad wrote a novel which features two chapters called "The Toxique" and stars Tony, Charis, and Roz, whose boyfriends were all once stolen by the mysterious Zenia. For 10 points, name this author of The Robber Bride who wrote about Iris and Laura Chase in The Blind Assassin and also penned Oryx & Crake and The Handmaid's Tale.
Literature