Characters with this occupation previously wove intricate carpets as child laborers in the city of Sakiel-Norn. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this occupation, whose workers are born in the marginalized Ygnirod class. This occupation partly titles a novel in which Alex Thomas narrates a science fiction story set on the planet Zycron.
ANSWER: blind assassins [or The Blind Assassin]
[10e] The Blind Assassin is a novel by this author, who also wrote The Handmaid's Tale.
ANSWER: Margaret Atwood [Margaret Eleanor Atwood]
[10m] In The Blind Assassin, a character with this surname writes the novel that contains Alex's narration. The Blind Assassin follows Iris and Laura, two sisters with this surname, and their relationship with Iris's abusive husband Richard Griffen.
ANSWER: Chase [or Iris Chase; or Laura Chase]
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