TORONTO – CanLit legend Margaret Atwood will be releasing a new novel this fall.
The Heart Goes Last will go on sale in Canada on Sept. 29.
The book is Atwood’s first standalone novel since The Blind Assassin, which was awarded the Booker Prize in 2000.
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The award-winning author’s short story collection Stone Mattress was released last year.
Atwood’s new work is described as a “wickedly funny and deeply disturbing novel about a near future in which the lawful are locked up and the lawless roam free.”
The prolific Toronto-based author has written more than 40 books of fiction, poetry and critical essays, including The Handmaid’s Tale, Cat’s Eye and Alias Grace.
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