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Bluebeard's Egg

Margaret Atwood

First published December 1983
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette

Sally is mystified by her husband Ed. She is always trying to explore the secrets of his personality, but any insights she gathers may not be good.

A non-speculative story in which "Bluebeard" serves as a source of allusions and thematic parallels. First published in Chatelaine, November 1983

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
December 1983 Cover Bluebeard's Egg McClelland and Stewart Collection 133
1986 Cover Don't Bet on the Prince: Contemporary Feminist Fairy Tales in North America and England Methuen Anthology 160
February 1987 Cover Don't Bet on the Prince: Contemporary Feminist Fairy Tales in North America and England Methuen Anthology 160
June 1987 Cover Bluebeard's Egg and Other Stories Jonathan Cape Collection 131
October 1987 Cover Bluebeard's Egg and Other Stories Fawcett Crest / Ballantine Collection 144
June 1988 Cover Bluebeard's Egg and Other Stories Virago Collection
April 1993 Cover 青ひげの卵 筑摩書房 Collection
1996 Cover Bluebeard's Egg and Other Stories Vintage (UK) Collection 131
December 1996 Cover Bluebeard's Egg Bantam Books Collection
January 1998 Cover Bluebeard's Egg Anchor Books Collection
May 2012 Cover Bluebeard's Egg and Other Stories Vintage Digital Collection |131
2016 Cover O ovo do Barba-Azul Rocco Collection