{"product_id":"oryx-and-crake-margaret-atwood-paperback","title":"Oryx and Crake -- Margaret Atwood, Paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e The first volume in the internationally acclaimed MaddAddam trilogy is at once an unforgettable love story and a compelling vision of the future\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ef\u003cb\u003erom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Testaments\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSnowman, known as Jimmy before mankind was overwhelmed by a plague, is struggling to survive in a world where he may be the last human, and mourning the loss of his best friend, Crake, and the beautiful and elusive Oryx whom they both loved. In search of answers, Snowman embarks on a journey\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ewith the help of the green-eyed Children of Crake\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ethrough the lush wilderness that was so recently a great city, until powerful corporations took mankind on an uncontrolled genetic engineering ride. Margaret Atwood projects us into a near future that is both all too familiar and beyond our imagining.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret Atwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/30\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385721677\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e76412 \/ Oryx and Crake\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2004 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/30\/2004 pg. 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/16\/2007 pg. 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/09\/2010 pg. 54\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret Atwood, \u003c\/b\u003e whose work has been published in more than forty-five countries, is the author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry, critical essays, and graphic novels. In addition to \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, now an award-winning TV series, her novels include \u003ci\u003eCat's Eye\u003c\/i\u003e, short-listed for the 1989 Booker Prize; \u003ci\u003eAlias Grace\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Giller Prize in Canada and the Premio Mondello in Italy; \u003ci\u003eThe Blind Assassin\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2000 Booker Prize; \u003ci\u003eOryx and Crake\u003c\/i\u003e, short-listed for the 2003 Man Booker Prize; \u003ci\u003eThe Year of the Flood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMaddAddam\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eHag-Seed\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, the Franz Kafka Prize, the PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Los Angeles Times Innovator's Award. In 2019, she was made a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour for services to literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Margaret Atwood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49580244435172,"sku":"9780385721677","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780385721677.jpg?v=1785917180","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/oryx-and-crake-margaret-atwood-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}