Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, (2000) dj. Hardcover first edition - A complex and multi-layered story, set in the 30s and 40s - but also including a science fiction novel (the title 'The Blind Assassin' refers to this novel) within the novel. Winner of the Dashiell Hammett award and the Booker Prize. 521 pp. ISBN: 0-771008635.