The Handmaid's Tale
Book 1 of The Handmaid's Tale
Language: English
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Published: May 8, 1999
Words:
97441
Flesch:
90.62
DDC:
813.54
FAST Tags:
Man-woman relationships,
Women,
Dystopias,
Misogyny,
Pregnancy--Social aspects,
Theocracy,
Handmaid's tale (Atwood; Margaret),
Reproduction
LCC:
PR9199.3.A8
LC Genre:
Literature>American and Canadian>Fiction>20th Century>1945-1999
Book Details
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Description:
An instant classic and eerily prescient cultural phenomenon, from “the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction” (New York Times). Now an award-winning Hulu series starring Elizabeth Moss.
In this multi-award-winning, bestselling novel, Margaret Atwood has created a stunning Orwellian vision of the near future. This is the story of Offred, one of the unfortunate “Handmaids” under the new social order who have only one purpose: to breed. In Gilead, where women are prohibited from holding jobs, reading, and forming friendships, Offred’ s persistent memories of life in the “time before” and her will to survive are acts of rebellion. Provocative, startling, prophetic, and with Margaret Atwood’s devastating irony, wit, and acute perceptive powers in full force, The Handmaid’s Tale is at once a mordant satire and a dire warning.