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The Republic of Gilead allows Offred only one function; to breed. If she deviates, she will, like all dissenters, be hanged at the wall or sent out to die slowly of radioation sickness. But even a repressive state cannot obliterate desire--neigher Offred's nor that of the two men on whom her future hangs... --back cover
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The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood
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- Released
- 1987
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- Title
- The Handmaid's Tale
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Margaret Atwood
- Publisher
- Virago Press
- Released
- 1987
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 324
- ISBN10
- 1853811742
- ISBN13
- 9781853811746
- Series
- The Handmaid's Tale
- Tags
- Fiction, Fantasy, Religious Topics, Sci-Fi, 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
- The Republic of Gilead allows Offred only one function; to breed. If she deviates, she will, like all dissenters, be hanged at the wall or sent out to die slowly of radioation sickness. But even a repressive state cannot obliterate desire--neigher Offred's nor that of the two men on whom her future hangs... --back cover