November 18, 1939 -
Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist and teacher
Author of "The Handmaid's Tale", "The Blind Assassin" and "The Testaments"
Was nominated for the Man Booker prize 4 times for "The Handmaid's Tale" (1986), "Cat's Eye" (1989), "Alias Grace" (1996) and "Oryx and Crake" (2003)
Won the Man Booker Prize twice for "The Blind Assassin" (2000) and "The Testaments" (2019)