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Good Bones and Simple Murders

Margaret Atwood · 1994collection

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A collection of short works mostly taken from two earlier works, Good Bones and Murder in the Dark. It contains short stories, poetry, science fiction, fairy tales and parables accompanied by Atwood’s fanciful illustrations. Many of the pieces are reworking's of classical works such as Hamlet's mother setting him straight on some things and a bat who explains how Stoker got Dracula all wrong.

Source · Open Library

Contents

  1. 1Murder in the Darkshort story
  2. 2Bad Newsshort story
  3. 3Unpopular Galsshort story
  4. 4The Little Red Hen Tells Allshort story
  5. 5Gertrude Talks Backshort story
  6. 6There Was Onceshort story
  7. 7The Boys' Own Annual, 1911short story
  8. 8Stump Huntingshort story
  9. 9Making a Manshort story
  10. 10Men at Seashort story
  11. 11Simmeringshort story
  12. 12Happy Endingsshort story
  13. 13Let Us Now Praise Stupid Womenshort story
  14. 14The Victory Burleskshort story
  15. 15Sheshort story
  16. 16The Female Bodyshort story
  17. 17Cold-Bloodedshort story
  18. 18Liking Menshort story
  19. 19In Love with Raymond Chandlershort story
  20. 20Simple Murdersshort story
  21. 21Iconographyshort story
  22. 22Alien Territoryshort story
  23. 23My Life As a Batshort story
  24. 24Hardballshort story
  25. 25Breadshort story
  26. 26Poppies: Three Variationsshort story
  27. 27Homelandingshort story
  28. 28An Angelshort story
  29. 29Third Handedshort story
  30. 30Death Scenesshort story
  31. 31We Want It Allshort story
  32. 32Dance of the Lepersshort story
  33. 33Good Bonesshort story