Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood

THE 25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF THE WINNER OF THE 2000 BOOKER PRIZE

WITH A BRAND-NEW PREFACE FROM MARGARET ATWOOD HERSELF, THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE HANDMAID’S TALE AND THE TESTAMENTS

‘Ten days after the war ended, my sister Laura drove a car off a bridge’

Decades after Laura’s mysterious demise, her sister Iris recounts her memories of their childhood, and of the dramatic deaths that have punctuated their wealthy, eccentric family’s history. Intertwined with Iris’s story are chapters from the scandalous novel that made Laura famous, in which two unnamed lovers meet secretly in rented rooms and seedy cafes, themselves writing a pulp fantasy novel of a blind killer on a distant planet.

As these stories-within-stories twist and turn through love and jealousy, self-sacrifice and betrayal, so does the real narrative, as all move closer to catastrophe in a brilliant and astonishing final twist. By turns lyrical, outrageous, formidable, compelling and funny, this is a novel filled with deep humour and dark drama.

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of this Booker prize winner, Margaret Atwood has written a brand new preface for this edition

About the Author: Margaret Atwood is the author of more than forty works, including fiction, poetry and critical essays, and her books have been published in over thirty-five countries. She has won many literary awards and prizes.

16 Oct 2025
 

The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood ISBN 9780349020525