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Cat's Eye is a 1989 novel by Margaret Atwood. In it, painter Elaine Risley vividly reflects on her childhood and teenage years. Her strongest memories are of Cordelia, who was the leader of a trio of girls who were both very cruel and very kind to young Elaine, in ways that tint Elaine's perceptions of relationships and her world -- not to mention her art -- into the character's middle years. The novel unfolds in the Canada of the mid-20th century, from World War II to the late 1980s, and includes a look at many of the cultural elements of that time period, including feminism and various modern art movements. 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... Margaret Atwood Margaret Eleanor Peggy Atwood (born November 18, 1939) is a novelist, poet, literary critic, and a pioneer of Canadian womens writing. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Feminism is a body of social theory and a political movement primarily based on, and motivated by, the experiences of women. ...

The book is sometimes seen as containing autobiographical elements. For example, like Risley, Atwood is the daughter of an entomologist. However, Atwood has rarely, if ever, commented on the similarities directly. For music albums named Autobiography, see Greek eauton = self, bios = life and graphein = write) is a form of biography, the writing of a life story. ... Entomology is the scientific study of insects. ...

See also Southern Ontario Gothic. Southern Ontario Gothic is a sub-genre of the Gothic novel genre and a feature of Canadian literature that comes from Southern Ontario. ...

External links

Cat's Eye listing at randomhouse.com (http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=0385491026&view=rg)
Reading Group Guide (http://www.readinggroupguides.com/guides/cats_eye.asp)