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A stunning deluxe edition for the fortieth anniversary of an unparalleled cornerstone of feminist literature, featuring the original cover art and a short, unpublished essay penned in 1986 by Margaret Atwood, “the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction” (The New York Times). In Margaret Atwood’s dystopian future, environmental disasters and declining birthrates have led to a Second American Civil War. The result is the rise of the Republic of Gilead, a totalitarian regime that enforces rigid social roles and enslaves the few remaining fertile women. Offred is one of these, a Handmaid bound to produce children for one of Gilead’s commanders. Deprived of her husband, her child, her freedom, and even her own name, Offred clings to her memories and her will to survive. At once a scathing satire, an ominous warning, and a tour de force of narrative suspense, The Handmaid’s Tale is a modern classic.
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The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood
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- 2025
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- Title
- The Handmaid's Tale
- Subtitle
- 40th Anniversary Edition - Deluxe Edition
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Margaret Atwood
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Released
- 2025
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 336
- ISBN13
- 9798217009114
- Series
- The Handmaid's Tale
- Tags
- Fiction, Fantasy, Religious Topics, Science Fiction, Women, Classics, Suspense, USA, Children, Gifts for women, Gifts for men, Feminism, Adapted for Film, Dystopia, Future, Rape, Canadian Literature, Cruelty, Terror, Adapted into Series, Utopia, Rebellion, Uprising, Dictatorship, Oppression, Patriarchy, Religious Fanaticism, Misunderstanding, Clerofascism, Castes, Caste System, Theocracy
- First published
- 1985
- Original title
- The Handmaid's Tale
- Rating
- 4.15 out of 5
- Description
- A stunning deluxe edition for the fortieth anniversary of an unparalleled cornerstone of feminist literature, featuring the original cover art and a short, unpublished essay penned in 1986 by Margaret Atwood, “the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction” (The New York Times). In Margaret Atwood’s dystopian future, environmental disasters and declining birthrates have led to a Second American Civil War. The result is the rise of the Republic of Gilead, a totalitarian regime that enforces rigid social roles and enslaves the few remaining fertile women. Offred is one of these, a Handmaid bound to produce children for one of Gilead’s commanders. Deprived of her husband, her child, her freedom, and even her own name, Offred clings to her memories and her will to survive. At once a scathing satire, an ominous warning, and a tour de force of narrative suspense, The Handmaid’s Tale is a modern classic.