{"product_id":"moving-targets","title":"Moving Targets","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe most precious treasure of this collection is that it gives us the rich backstory and diverse range of influences on Margaret Atwood s work. From the aunts who encouraged her nascent writing career to the influence of George Orwell s Nineteen EightyFour on The Handmaid s Tale, we trace the movement of Atwood s fertile and curious mind in action over the years.Atwood s controversial political pieces, Napoleon s Two Biggest Mistakes and Letter to America  both notsoveiled warnings about the repercussions of the war in Iraq  also appear, alongside pieces that exhibit her active concern for the environment, the North, and the future of the human race. Atwood also writes about her John Updike, Marina Warner, Italo Calvino, Marian Engel, Toni Morrison, Angela Carter, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Mordecai Richler, Elmore Leonard, and Ursula Le Guin.This is a landmark volume from a major writer whose worldwide readership is in the millions, and whose work has influenced and entertained generations. Moving Targets is the companion volume to Second Words.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"House of Anansi Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47335622377717,"sku":"SONG0887841775","price":47.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/51MC4C6GWQL.jpg?v=1763988976","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/moving-targets","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}