Oryx and Crake

Oryx and CrakeFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale Oryx and Crake is at once an unforgettable love story and a compelling vision of the future. Snowman, known as Jimmy before mankind was overwhelmed by a plague, is struggling to survive in a world where he may be the last human, and mourning the loss of his best friend, Crake, and the beautiful and elusive Oryx whom they both loved. In search of answers, Snowman embarks on a journey

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale

Oryx and Crake is at once an unforgettable love story and a compelling vision of the future. Snowman, known as Jimmy before mankind was overwhelmed by a plague, is struggling to survive in a world where he may be the last human, and mourning the loss of his best friend, Crake, and the beautiful and elusive Oryx whom they both loved. In search of answers, Snowman embarks on a journey-with the help of the green-eyed Children of Crake-through the lush wilderness that was so recently a great city, until powerful corporations took mankind on an uncontrolled genetic engineering ride. Margaret Atwood projects us into a near future that is both all too familiar and beyond our imagining.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Anchor Books
Published: 03/30/2004
ISBN: 9780385721677
Pages: 400
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.10w x 1.00d

Review Citations: BookPage 05/01/2004 pg. 18
New York Times 05/30/2004 pg. 16
New York Times Book Review 12/16/2007 pg. 16
Newsweek 08/09/2010 pg. 54

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 76412 / Oryx and Crake
Reading Level: 6.2 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 16