Cuestiones Candentes

Una brillante colecci?n de ensayos que abarca desde la deuda p?blica hasta la naturaleza de la ciencia ficci?n y la crisis clim?tica. La galardonada y exitosa autora de El cuento de la criada y Los testamentos ofrece su divertida, erudita, curiosa y asombrosamente clarividente visi?n del mundo, desde la deuda y la tecnolog?a hasta la crisis clim?tica y la libertad, y busca respuestas a cuestiones candentes como... Por qu? la gente cuenta historias, sea cual sea su cultura? Cu?nto puedes dar de ti sin evaporarte? C?mo podemos vivir en nuestro planeta? Qu? relaci?n hay entre los zombis y el autoritarismo? Una colecci?n de ensayos de actualidad con el marchamo indiscutible de la que quiz? sea la novelista viva m?s famosa y, sin duda, la m?s venerable de nuestro tiempo. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION In this brilliant selection of essays, the award-winning, best-selling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments offers her funny, erudite, endlessly curious, and uncannily prescient take on everything, from whether or not The Handmaid's Tale is a dystopia to the importance of how to define granola--and seeks answers to Burning Questions, such as... - Why do people everywhere, in all cultures, tell stories? Including thoughts on the writing of The Handmaid's Tale, The Testaments, Oryx & Crake, and her other beloved works.

- How much of yourself can you give away without evaporating?

- How can we live on our planet?

- Is it true? And is it fair?

- What do zombies have to do with authoritarianism? In more than fifty pieces, Atwood aims her prodigious intellect and impish humor at the world, and reports back to us on what she finds. This roller-coaster period brought the end of history, a financial crash, the rise of Trump, and a pandemic. From when to dispense advice to the young (answer: only when asked) to Atwood's views on the climate crisis, we have no better guide to the many and varied mysteries of our universe.