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    A 'Novel' Approach to Debt

    Personal finance and economic upheaval might not sound like subjects for literature.  But one of Canada's best-known novelists and poets says that 19th century romance novels, just for example, are really about money. Margaret Atwood's novels, poems and essays have brought her many awards and millions of readers.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Personal finance and economic upheaval might not sound like subjects for literature. But one of Canada's best-known novelists and poets says that 19th century romance novels, just for example, are really about money.

    Margaret Atwood's novels, poems and essays have brought her many awards and millions of readers. Her books include

    Cat's Eye, The Blind Assassin and

    The Handmaid's Tale.

    Payback

    : Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth

    , which will be released next week, is also the title of a series of lectures.

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      Margaret Atwood

      author of “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “The Testaments”

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