小說傢、詩人、文學評論傢，被譽為“加拿大文學女王”。2017年，她還憑藉其眾多作品獲得瞭全美書評人協會頒發的終身成就奬。

在此之前，瑪格麗特·阿特伍德曾憑藉《使女的故事》《 貓眼》《彆名格雷斯》，曾獲得吉勒爾奬和布剋文學奬提名，並最終通過《盲刺客》摘得布剋文學奬桂冠。截 至目前為止，已有14部詩集、11部長篇小說、5部短篇小說集和3部文學評論齣版，並主編瞭《牛津加拿大英語詩歌》、《牛津加拿大英語短篇小說》等文集。

近年來，她於1985年創作的長篇小說《使女的故事》在被《鐵皮鼓》導演搬上熒幕後，再度獲得影視圈青睞，同名劇集由《廣告狂人》女主角伊麗莎白·莫斯搭檔約瑟夫·費因斯共同齣演。在文學界，《使女的故事》可以與阿爾多斯·赫胥黎的《美麗新世界》及喬治·奧威爾的《1984》相媲美。

瑪格麗特·阿特伍德的文字極具個人風格，她善於從女性的視角透視人類社會麵臨的種種問題，往往給人一種犀利、深刻的耳目一新感。《女巫的子孫》同樣沿襲瞭這一風格，既保留瞭莎翁戲劇的原味，又在反復鋪陳、發酵的情節推進中將故事的戲劇張力最大化，賦予經典作品以曆久彌新的韻味和彆具匠心的思考維度。

2017年，瑪格麗特·阿特伍德憑藉這本書入圍百利女性小說奬長名單。

William Shakespeare's The Tempest retold as Hag-Seed

Felix is at the top of his game as Artistic Director of the Makeshiweg Theatre Festival. His productions have amazed and confounded. Now he's staging a Tempest like no other: not only will it boost his reputation, it will heal emotional wounds.

Or that was the plan. Instead, after an act of unforeseen treachery, Felix is living in exile in a backwoods hovel, haunted by memories of his beloved lost daughter, Miranda. And also brewing revenge.

After twelve years, revenge finally arrives in the shape of a theatre course at a nearby prison. Here, Felix and his inmate actors will put on his Tempest and snare the traitors who destroyed him. It's magic! But will it remake Felix as his enemies fall?

Margaret Atwood’s novel take on Shakespeare’s play of enchantment, retribution, and second chances leads us on an interactive, illusion-ridden journey filled with new surprises and wonders of its own.