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The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale

by Margaret Atwood
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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 Taleis at once a mordant satire and a dire warning.

Book Details

ISBN13 9780395404256
ISBN10 0395404258
Series/Work OL675783W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher Houghton Mifflin Company
Language ENG
Created At January 30, 2025
Updated At January 30, 2025
Last OL update January 18, 2025

Subjects

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