The Blind Assassin: A Novel

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptations gptkb:none
gptkbp:author gptkb:Dame_Margaret_Atwood
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Booker_Prize
gptkbp:character_development the complexity of relationships
Iris Chase's evolution
Laura Chase's tragic fate
gptkbp:critical_reception widely acclaimed
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced feminist literature
inspired adaptations in other media
studied in literature courses
recognized as a modern classic
inspired discussions on narrative form
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Fiction
gptkbp:influences gptkb:James_Joyce
gptkb:Virginia_Woolf
gptkbp:isbn 978-0-7710-8880-1
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:literary_devices gptkb:dialogue
symbolism
flashbacks
imagery
irony
unreliable narrator
metafiction
foreshadowing
allusion
theme of duality
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Laura_Chase
gptkb:Iris_Chase
gptkbp:motif gptkb:identity
gptkb:memory
gptkb:storytelling
gptkbp:narrative multiple narratives
gptkbp:page_count 521
gptkbp:plot a story within a story
secrets and betrayals
sister's relationship
gptkbp:published gptkb:2000
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Mc_Clelland_and_Stewart
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Canada
early 20th century
gptkbp:style postmodern
gptkbp:symbolism the train
the blind assassin
the novel within the novel
gptkbp:themes gptkb:feminism
love
class struggle
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dame_Margaret_Atwood
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3