Atwood never specified a year, but she's also noted in interviews that she was careful to depict only technological applications that have already been developed. The culture has changed a little, but not by much. read more
Atwood never specified a year, but she’s also noted in interviews that she was careful to depict only technological applications that have already been developed. read more
Although the year is never specified, Oryx and Crake appears to be set in the late 21st century as it mentions various events that might conceivably occur in this time period, including the melting of polar icecaps and flooding of coastal cities. read more
Oryx and Crake was first published by McClelland and Stewart in 2003. It was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction that same year, and for the 2004 Orange Prize for Fiction. A television adaptation of Oryx and Crake and its follow-up novels The Year of the Flood (2009) and MaddAddam (2013) was being helmed by Darren Aronofsky under the working title MaddAddam, but was dropped by HBO as of October 2016. read more