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The Robber Bride [Edition spéciale] [Anglais] [Relié]

Margaret Atwood

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2 novembre 2009
Exploring the paradox of female villainy, this tale of three fascinating women is another peerless display of literary virtuosity by the supremely gifted author of Cat's Eye and The Handmaid's Tale. Roz, Charis and Tony all share a wound, and her name is Zenia. Beautiful, smart and hungry, by turns manipulative and vulnerable, needy and ruthless, Zenia is the turbulent center of her own perpetual saga. She entered their lives in the sixties, when they were in college. Over the three decades since, she has damaged each of them badly, ensnaring their sympathy, betraying their trust, and treating their men as loot. Then Zenia dies, or at any rate the three women — with much relief — attend her funeral. But as The Robber Bride begins, Roz, Charis and Tony have come together at a trendy restaraunt for their monthly lunch when in walks the seemingly resurrected Zenia...

In this consistently entertaining and profound new novel, Margaret Atwood reports from the farthest reaches of the war between the sexes with her characteristic well-crafted prose, rich and devious humor, and compassion.
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Descriptions du produit

Revue de presse

“Atwood has never written better than in this novel of glittering breadth and dark, eerie depths.”
The Sunday Times (U.K.)

“A remarkable achievement, constantly entertaining and intriguing.”
The Ottawa Citizen

“Deserves every superlative we can muster from hilarious to wise.…A genuine tour de force, witty and original, suspenseful and sagacious.”
Booklist

“Funny, thoughtful, moving…Atwood’s plotting is masterful, and her humor is razor-edged, sexy, and raucous.”
Washington Post

“Nobody maps female psychic territory the way Margaret Atwood does.…What a treasure she is.”
Newsweek

“A hugely enjoyable novel.”
Globe and Mail

“Imaginative and suspenseful…a virtuoso performance.”
Publishers Weekly

“Wickedly funny…witty…well-observed.”
Observer (U.K.)

“Brilliant and entertaining.”
Boston Sunday Globe

“Grabs the funny bone, the brain, and sometimes the throat.”
–Kingston Whig-Standard

“Brilliant and entertaining.”
Ottawa Sun

“Startling, provocative and rewarding.”
Canadian Forum

“Excitements, wit, and insight sizzle across the pages. Atwood’s survey of impulses that bedevil life seethes with imagination, inventiveness and intelligence.”
-Peter Kemp

“Compelling and astonishingly rich…”
Books in Canada


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Biographie de l'auteur

Margaret Atwood is the author of over twenty-five books, including fiction, poetry, and essays. Among her most recent works are the bestselling novels Cat's Eye and The Robber Bride, and the collections Wilderness Tips and Good Bones and Simple Murders. She lives in Toronto. --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.

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  • Relié: 480 pages
  • Editeur : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; Édition : Special edition (2 novembre 2009)
  • Langue : Anglais
  • ISBN-10: 1408803585
  • ISBN-13: 978-1408803585
  • Dimensions du produit: 24,2 x 16,4 x 3,8 cm
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5.0 étoiles sur 5 Another great book by Margaret Atwood 15 décembre 2003
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THE ROBBER BRIDE by Margaret Atwood

THE ROBBER BRIDE is yet another cleverly written novel by Margaret Atwood, who most recently was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2003 for her apocalyptic book ORYX AND CRAKE. THE ROBBER BRIDE follows a similar theme as her novel CAT'S EYE, in which four girls form a clique of friendship, while one of the girls becomes the ring leader, tormenting one of the other girls endlessly till near-tragedy strikes. However, in THE ROBBER BRIDE, we are now looking at four women, whose history begins in college.

Roz, Charis, and Tony were acquaintances during their college years. Their one link was a mutual "friend" named Zenia, a friend that eventually turned on each of them later on in their lives and practically destroyed them in order to get what she wanted from them.

The book is very complex, as the author takes us back and forth in time, telling the story of each of the women and their relationship with each other and with Zenia. What's interesting is that without Zenia, none of these women would have kept in contact. But as each one finds out what a snake Zenia can be, they bond and through the years they continue their friendship. Zenia then dies, and the women feel they are safe and can move on with their lives. But, then one day while they are out at a restaurant, one of them thinks she has spotted Zenia...

I found THE ROBBER BRIDE to be riveting and very intense. I feel that out of all the books I have read by Margaret Atwood, this was the most powerful of them all in terms of emotion and passion. This is not to say that her other books were any less than this one, but I remember feeling a lot of angry feelings as I read it. Margaret Atwood is truly a talented writer, and what makes me want to read her other books is that each book she writes is different from the next. She doesn't use a formula; she re-invents herself with each new book. I rated THE ROBBER BRIDE five stars and I highly recommend it. Margaret Atwood fans will love it.

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4.0 étoiles sur 5 Very entertaining, but not your typical Atwood novel 7 juin 2005
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Margaret Atwood never disappoints! "The Robber Bride" tells the story of three 50-something Canadian women who come from very different backgrounds. There's Tony, a history professor with an eccentric husband; Charis, a New-Age flower child; and Roz, a successful businesswoman. These women have one thing in common: they've all been duped by Zenia, a former classmate of theirs who befriended each woman in turn and eventually stole all of their men. Although Zenia supposedly died in an explosion years ago, the women are stunned when she turns up in a restaurant one afternoon, still very much alive.

"The Robber Bride" constantly jumps back in time, telling each woman's individual story and explaining how the mysterious Zenia managed to dupe all of them. The characters are all very interesting, especially Zenia (for some reason I can picture Catherine Zeta Jones playing her in a movie adaptation of this book), but the novel lacks the depth and focus that is prevalent in Atwood's other books.

This is a very entertaining story, but it's not Atwood's best effort (although I did enjoy it).
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5.0 étoiles sur 5 Dazzling, a haunting story 13 janvier 2000
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_The Robber Bride_ is one of my favorite books of all time, perhaps because I have one had a Zenia in my own past.

The plot of the book revolves around the view points of 3 different women who have had their lives and weaknesses betrayed and violated by the charismatic, beautiful, unforgettable and greedy creature known as Zenia. Throughout the book, though you'll meet Zenia many times, she will ultimately remain a mystery with only subtle hints to help you grasp at a truly deep understanding of her motivations. However, Zenia is not the point of the story - Zenia ia merely a catalyst, an /event/ which changes the lives of people around her.

We are drawn into three varient viewpoints during this story - those of Roz, Toni, and Charis. Roz is whipsmart, wealthy, and strident while on a more hidden level quite insecure and naive. Toni is highly intelligent, watchful, anti-social, unique in her personality quirks. Charis is an aging hippie, true, but her spirituality is true rather than false. Something within Charis is very pure, innocent, and will never be anything different. Each woman has different talents of insight, and each woman has blind spots about herself which the phenonmenon of Zenia will leave exposed and in some ways, damaged.

The point of this book is the tale of the three woman rather than Zenia herself, though I completely admit that Zenia is a fascinating character you won't soon forget. It is within the fabric of the characters that M. Atwood truly shines, I have rarely met three characters who were so *real* or complex, nor have I read a book which is so richly layered with subtle meanings. I think that the Robber Bride should be taught in school, as the more you probe into the book the more fascinating it becomes - in the end you might have more questions than answers, but that's what makes the book so haunting. You'll think about it for years afterwards, considering events, characters, subplots, meanings, language, quotes, and more.

Lastly, this book is quite quotable. Atwood has an amazing talent for metaphors which are so accurate and unique that you're startled and delighted when you trip over them by the mental images they provoke. This book also features my favorite opening paragraph of all time, which features a metaphor about fabric. The consideration of fabric is central to this book - the weaving of a story, and it's unravelling. Creating a story, and dismantling it to find the meaning. You'll enjoy the depth of this book, you'll enjoy the characters in this book, and you'll enjoy the phenomenal writing in this book. I'd force all of my friends and my mother to read it, and I wouldn't leave you out either.

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