Margaret Atwood
Fri, Apr 23
|Arlington Theatre
Presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures “With dry, ironic wit, a poetic sensibility and more than a hint of the Gothic, she has uncompromisingly observed the psychology of people in her society.” - The New York Times
Time & Location
Apr 23, 2027, 7:30 PM
Arlington Theatre, 1317 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, USA
About the event
A towering literary figure, Margaret Atwood has reshaped contemporary writing and cultural thought through her prolific body of novels, poetry and essays. Atwood has long illuminated the fragile boundary between the plausible and the prophetic, and her landmark work The Handmaid’s Tale became a touchstone for discussions of power and gender. She is a two-time Booker Prize winner (The Blind Assassin; The Testaments) and recipient of the PEN America Lifetime Achievement Award. Expect an evening of piercing insight and sharp wit from one of the most essential voices in modern literature at the height of her influence.