The Handmaid’s Tale

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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 Tale is at once a mordant satire and a dire warning.

From the Publisher

Publisher ‏ : ‎ McClelland & Stewart
Publication date ‏ : ‎ Sept. 6 2011
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0771008791
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0771008795
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 306 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.21 x 2.29 x 20.32 cm
Book 1 of 2 ‏ : ‎ The Handmaid’s Tale
Best Sellers Rank: #418 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1 in Feminist Criticism #3 in Dystopian Science Fiction (Books) #4 in Sociology Reference
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