The Handmaid's Tale is a radical departure for Margaret Atwood. Set in the near future, in a locale that oddly resembles Cambridge, Massachusetts, it describes life in what was once the United States. Now, however, it has become the Republic of Gilead, a monolithic theocracy that has reacted to social …
Description
The Handmaid's Tale is a radical departure for Margaret Atwood. Set in the near future, in a locale that oddly resembles Cambridge, Massachusetts, it describes life in what was once the United States. Now, however, it has become the Republic of Gilead, a monolithic theocracy that has reacted to social unrest and a sharply declining birthrate by reverting to the repressive intolerance of the original Puritans, and has gone far beyond them. This regime takes the Book of Genesis absolutely at its word, with bizarre consequences for women, and for men as well.
The story is told through the eyes of Offred, one of the unfortunate "Handmaids" under the new social order. In condensed but eloquent prose, by turns cool-eyed, tender, despairing, passionate, and wry, she reveals to us the dark corners behind the establishment's calm facade, as certain tendencies now in existence are carried to their logical conclusions.
The Handmaid's Tale is A Clockwork Orange as seen by women: unexpected, funny, horrifying, and altogether convincing. the book is at once a mordant satire and a dire warning. this is Atwood in top form.
External links
OpenLibraryIdentifiers
- GoodReads:
- 4025053
- BNF ID:
- 12398637r
Editions of The Handmaid's Tale
Filters
The Handmaid's Tale
308 pages
Published Feb. 1, 1993 by Heinemann Educational Publishers.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-435-12409-0Copied ISBN!
Der Report der Magd.
Hardcover, 397 pages
German language
Published Feb. 1, 2001 by Claassen Verlag.
- ISBN:
- 978-3-546-00250-9Copied ISBN!
A história da Aia
Paperback, 329 pages
Portuguese language
Published Aug. 14, 1987 by Marco Zero.
- ISBN:
- 978-85-279-0029-4Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 19511245
Opowieść podręcznej
260 pages
Polish language
Published Aug. 14, 1992 by Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy.
- ISBN:
- 978-83-06-02212-4Copied ISBN!
The Handmaid's Tale (Thorndike Press Large Print Core)
531 pages
Published May 3, 2017 by Thorndike Press Large Print.
- ISBN:
- 978-1-4328-3847-8Copied ISBN!
The Handmaid's Tale (Movie Tie-in)
336 pages
Published April 18, 2017 by Anchor.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-525-43500-6Copied ISBN!
El cuento de la criada
416 pages
Spanish language
Published Nov. 6, 2019 by Salamandra.
- ISBN:
- 978-84-9838-907-4Copied ISBN!
Il racconto dell'ancella
brossura, 400 pages
Italian language
Published Jan. 1, 2019 by Ponte alle grazie, Bollati Boringhieri.
- ISBN:
- 978-88-3331-225-5Copied ISBN!
The Handmaid's Tale
English language
Published Feb. 6, 1990 by Fawcett Books.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-449-44829-8Copied ISBN!
![Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid's Tale [sound recording] (2014, Brilliance Audio)](/images/thumbnails/covers/984af91b-f755-4e5b-8363-75311f0d3a38/434e9a7fc2f7b8f5abd739faf8f4e0be.webp)
The Handmaid's Tale [sound recording]
English language
Published Aug. 14, 2014 by Brilliance Audio.
- ISBN:
- 978-1-4915-1911-0Copied ISBN!
The Handmaid's Tale
Audio CD
English language
Published Oct. 5, 2004 by BTC Audiobooks.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-86492-341-7Copied ISBN!
Tjenerinnens beretning
284 pages
Norwegian language
Published Nov. 6, 1987 by Aschehoug.
- ISBN:
- 978-82-03-15349-5Copied ISBN!
Can't find the edition you're looking for?