In Search of "Alias Grace" (Paperback)


Margaret Atwood's novel "Alias Grace" is based on the murder of Thomas Kinnear and his mistress Nancy Montgomery in 1843. Kinnear's manservant was hanged for the crime, but the execution of his supposed accomplice, Grace Marks, owing to her "feeble sex" and "extreme youth," was commuted to life. "In Search of "Alias Grace" "describes Margaret Atwood's search for the facts, what she found out, what eluded her grasp, and how this process shaped her novel.

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Margaret Atwood's novel "Alias Grace" is based on the murder of Thomas Kinnear and his mistress Nancy Montgomery in 1843. Kinnear's manservant was hanged for the crime, but the execution of his supposed accomplice, Grace Marks, owing to her "feeble sex" and "extreme youth," was commuted to life. "In Search of "Alias Grace" "describes Margaret Atwood's search for the facts, what she found out, what eluded her grasp, and how this process shaped her novel.

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General

Imprint

University of Ottawa Press

Country of origin

Canada

Series

Charles R. Bronfman Lecture in Canadian Studies

Release date

1997

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Dimensions

178 x 101 x 6mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade

Pages

48

ISBN-13

978-0-7766-0449-7

Barcode

9780776604497

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LSN

0-7766-0449-X



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