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Dystopian tale of survival, identity, and resistance.
If you're drawn to stories that explore deeply chilling alternate realities, "The Handmaid's Tale" offers a profound look at a dystopian future where personal freedom is a relic of the past. Margaret Atwood crafts a narrative that's both a gripping read and a thought-provoking commentary on society, gender, and power. It resonates with readers who appreciate speculative fiction with a strong, haunting message.
- Booker Prize Nominee (1986)
- Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novel (1986)
- Locus Award Nominee for Best SF Novel (1987)
- Arthur C. Clarke Award (1987)
- Audie Award for Fiction (2013)
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction (1986)
- Prometheus Award Nominee for Best Novel (1987)
- James Tiptree Jr. Award Nominee for Retrospective (1995)
- Governor General's Literary Awards / Prix littéraires du Gouverneur général for Fiction (1985)
- SF Chronicle Award Nominee for Novel (1987)
- Commonwealth Writers' Prize Nominee for Best Book in Caribbean and Canada (1987)
- CBC Canada Reads Nominee (2002)
- Metų verstinė knyga Nominee (2012)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
ISBN: 9780449212608
Authors:
Margaret Atwood
Publisher: Fawcett Crest
Date of Publication: 1993-01-01
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 4.15
(rated by 2224339 readers)
Description
IN THE WORLD OF THE NEAR FUTURE, WHO WILL CONTROL WOMEN'S BODIES? Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of the Commander and his wife once a day to walk to food markets whose signs are now pictures instead of words because women are no longer allowed to read. She must lie on her back once a month and pray that the Commander makes her pregnant, because in an age of declining births, Offred and the other Handmaids are valued only if their ovaries are viable. Offred can remember the years before, when she lived and made love with her husband Luke; when she played with and protected her daughter; when she had a job, money of her own, and access to knowledge. But all of that is gone now... everything has changed.
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Dystopian tale of survival, identity, and resistance.
If you're drawn to stories that explore deeply chilling alternate realities, "The Handmaid's Tale" offers a profound look at a dystopian future where personal freedom is a relic of the past. Margaret Atwood crafts a narrative that's both a gripping read and a thought-provoking commentary on society, gender, and power. It resonates with readers who appreciate speculative fiction with a strong, haunting message.
- Booker Prize Nominee (1986)
- Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novel (1986)
- Locus Award Nominee for Best SF Novel (1987)
- Arthur C. Clarke Award (1987)
- Audie Award for Fiction (2013)
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction (1986)
- Prometheus Award Nominee for Best Novel (1987)
- James Tiptree Jr. Award Nominee for Retrospective (1995)
- Governor General's Literary Awards / Prix littéraires du Gouverneur général for Fiction (1985)
- SF Chronicle Award Nominee for Novel (1987)
- Commonwealth Writers' Prize Nominee for Best Book in Caribbean and Canada (1987)
- CBC Canada Reads Nominee (2002)
- Metų verstinė knyga Nominee (2012)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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