THE BLIND ASSASSIN Margaret Atwood First Edition; First Printing The Blind Assassin. Raptis Rare Books Fine Rare and Antiquarian Blind Assassin Analysis of Margaret Atwoods The Blind Assassin Literary Theory and The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood: Very Good Indeed Cloth (2000. As Iris Chase Griffen, the sole surviving descendant of a once distinguished Toronto family, recalls the events of her life and the pivotal death of her sister Laura in 1945, we simultaneously read Lauras posthumously published novel, The Blind Assassin. In that novel within a novel the tale of two lovers on the lam there is yet another narrative: a science virgin share a journey of their own. Brilliantly weaving together such seemingly disparate elements, Atwood creates a world of astonishing vision and unforgettable impact.