![]() ![]() In my opinion, this innermost story is the one that symbolizes the inner life of the main character, her secret life that she can only live in her own mind. We can only guess the reason behind this. Still, this seemingly less important narrative is the one that is used to give the whole of the novel its title. The actual story of the blind assassin seems to be only tertiary as far as the main story-line is concerned. The reader has to dig deep to get to the novel that gave this piece of art its title. She makes this a story within a story within a story. But Atwood manages to take this to a whole new level. What this means is fairly obvious: a story within a story. ![]() This postmodern gem is a novel within a novel. It is a bit difficult to read at first but once you succeed in developing a relationship with her characters, you will not be able to put this wonderful book down. Much like her other novels, Margaret Atwood’s The Blind Assassin is a masterpiece. ![]()
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