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To celebrate Virago's fiftieth birthday, fifteen award-winning, bestselling authors have written original stories embodying the spirit of Virago: feminist, fearless, fun, wild and defiant of convention.

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Furies by Margaret Atwood

'Wonderful . . . all killer, no filler' Red Magazine 'Dazzling stories, as inventive as they are inspiring' Daily Mirror 'Where power and feminist rage meet' Stylist ______________________________ A fun and fearless anthology of feminist tales, by fifteen bestselling, award-winning writers: Margaret Atwood, Susie Boyt, Eleanor Crewes, Emma Donoghue, Stella Duffy, Linda Grant, Claire Kohda, CN Lester, Kirsty Logan, Caroline O'Donoghue, Chibundu Onuzo, Helen Oyeyemi, Rachel Seiffert, Kamila Shamsie and Ali Smith - introduced by Sandi Toksvig. DRAGON. TYGRESS. SHE-DEVIL. HUSSY. SIREN. WENCH. HARRIDAN. MUCKRAKER. SPITFIRE. VITUPERATOR. CHURAIL. TERMAGANT. FURY. WARRIOR. VIRAGO. For centuries past, and all across the world, there are words that have defined and decried us. Words that raise our hackles, fire up our blood; words that tell a story. In this blazing cauldron of a book, fifteen bestselling, award-winning writers have taken up their pens and reclaimed these words, creating an entertaining and irresistible collection of feminist tales for our time. 'A slick collection of clever tales, with something for bluestockings and banshees alike' Guardian 'Delightful, thought-provoking' Louisa Young, Perspectives
This anthology is all killer, no filler * Red Magazine *
A slick collection of clever tales, with something for bluestockings and banshees alike * Observer *
Some are historical, some are infused with the mystical and magical, some have threads of fierce commentary and some are laugh-out-loud funnyAll of them fizz with energy, meaning and page-turner plots * The Scotsman *
Delightful and thought-provoking * Perspective *
Spell-binding . . . these vivid works of imagination are further proof that, back in 1973, Virago's founder Carmen Calil was on to something -- Kiran Duggal * Harper's Bazaar *
A collection of dazzling stories, as inventive as they are inspiring * Daily Mirror *
A collection of wild works by wild women is the perfect tribute to Virago's impact and legacy * Tortoise Media *
Some stories are historical, some are infused with the mystical and magical, some have threads of fierce commentary and some are laugh-out-loud funny. All of them fizz with energy, meaning and page-turner plots * The Press and Journal *
Definitely where power and feminist rage meet * Stylist *
[Furies addresses] the full panoply of 'isms' such as racism, ageism, heroism, terrorism, and classism, all congregated under feminism * Irish Examiner *
Between them, the authors of Furies have published over 200 works, with numerous national and international bestsellers. They have won awards including the Booker Prize, Giller Prize, International Booker Prize, Goodreads Choice Awards Best Graphic Novels & Comics, Stonewall Book Award, Ferro-Grumley Award, Women's Prize for Fiction, Orange Prize, Betty Trask Award, PEN Open Book Award, Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Fiction, Goldsmiths Prize, and Encore Award; and they have been nominated for countless others. Together, their books have sold millions worldwide.
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ISBN 13 9780349017143
ISBN 10 034901714X
Title Furies
Author Margaret Atwood
Condition Unavailable
Binding type Hardback
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Year published 2023-03-08
Number of pages 304
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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