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Aug. 20, 2010
Margaret Atwood: 'The Year of the Flood'
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| Ira talks with novelist Margaret Atwood about her new story of a genetically modified dystopia. In 'The Year of the Flood,' a companion piece to her acclaimed 'Oryx and Crake,' Atwood describes a future after a great plague, in a world largely run by biotech and pharmaceutical companies. We'll talk with her about her work and its vision of the future. |
Produced by Katherine Wells
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Margaret Atwood
Author, "The Year of the Flood" (Anchor, 2010)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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The Year of the Flood
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