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Ever since her engagement, the strangest thing has been happening to Marian McAlpin: she can't eat. First meat, then eggs, vegetables, cake, pumpkin seeds--everything! Worse yet, she has the crazy feeling she's being eaten. She really ought to feel consumed with passion. But she just feels...consumed. A brilliant and powerful work rich in irony and metaphor, The Edible Woman is an unforgettable masterpiece by a true master of contemporary literary fiction.
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The Edible Woman, Margaret Atwood
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- Released
- 1984
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- Title
- The Edible Woman
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Margaret Atwood
- Publisher
- Seal Books
- Released
- 1984
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0770423019
- ISBN13
- 9780770423018
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Classics, Feminism, Canada, Canadian Literature, Advertising and Promotion, Eating Disorders
- First published
- 1969
- Original title
- The Edible Woman
- Rating
- 3.7 out of 5
- Description
- Ever since her engagement, the strangest thing has been happening to Marian McAlpin: she can't eat. First meat, then eggs, vegetables, cake, pumpkin seeds--everything! Worse yet, she has the crazy feeling she's being eaten. She really ought to feel consumed with passion. But she just feels...consumed. A brilliant and powerful work rich in irony and metaphor, The Edible Woman is an unforgettable masterpiece by a true master of contemporary literary fiction.