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The Handmaid's Tale is a futuristic dystopian novel [6] by Canadian author Margaret Atwood published in 1985. [7] It is set in a near-future New England in a patriarchal, totalitarian theonomic state known as the Republic of Gilead, which has overthrown the United States government. [8] Offred is the central character and narrator and one of ...
- Margaret Atwood
- 1985
Jan 1, 2001 · The Handmaid's Tale is the first-person account of one of these enslaved women. Massachusetts Turns Into Saudi Arabia? More than thirty years have passed since The Handmaid's Tale was first published in 1985, but many still think of it as the go-to book for feminist fiction. It makes numerous "best of" lists, the kinds with 99 other books ...
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A dystopian novel by Margaret Atwood about a totalitarian state where women are subjugated and forced to bear children for elite couples. Offred, the narrator, is a Handmaid who tries to survive and escape from the oppressive regime.
- Margaret Atwood
- 1985
Mar 16, 1998 · The Handmaid's Tale. Paperback – March 16, 1998. by Margaret Atwood (Author) 4.3 153,324 ratings. Book 1 of 2: The Handmaid's Tale. See all formats and editions. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An instant classic and eerily prescient cultural phenomenon, from “the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction” (The New York Times).
The Testaments, Atwood’s sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, was released in 2019. The Handmaid’s Tale, acclaimed dystopian novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood, published in 1985. The book, set in New England in the near future, posits a Christian fundamentalist theocratic regime, the Republic of Gilead, in the former United States that ...
Explore the dystopian world of The Handmaid’s Tale, a bestselling novel by Margaret Atwood. Find ratings, reviews, editions, and more for the original book, its sequel, the graphic novel, and the box set.
Jul 5, 1996 · Her 1985 classic, The Handmaid's Tale, went back into the bestseller charts with the election of Donald Trump, when the Handmaids became a symbol of resistance against the disempowerment of women, and with the 2017 release of the award-winning Channel 4 TV series. ‘Her sequel, The Testaments, was published in 2019.
- Margaret Atwood
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