The Handmaid's Tale (movie Tie-in)
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Paperback · April 18, 2017
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An instant classic and eerily prescient cultural phenomenon, from “the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction” (New York Times) • The sixth and final season of the award-winning Hulu series starring Elisabeth Moss is now streaming • Includes an introduction by Margaret Atwood In Margaret Atwood’s dystopian future, environmental disasters and declining birthrates have led to a Second American Civil War.
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- Who it’s for
- Readers interested in feminist dystopian fiction
- Themes
- dystopia, totalitarianism, female oppression
- Pacing
- Reflective
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An instant classic and eerily prescient cultural phenomenon, from “the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction” (New York Times) • The sixth and final season of the award-winning Hulu series starring Elisabeth Moss is now streaming • Includes an introduction by Margaret Atwood In Margaret Atwood’s dystopian future, environmental disasters and declining birthrates have led to a Second American Civil War.
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The result is the rise of the Republic of Gilead, a totalitarian regime that enforces rigid social roles and enslaves the few remaining fertile women. Offred is one of these, a Handmaid bound to produce children for one of Gilead’s commanders. Deprived of her husband, her child, her freedom, and even her own name, Offred clings to her memories and her will to survive. At once a scathing satire, an ominous warning, and a tour de force of narrative suspense, The Handmaid’s Tale is a modern classic. Look for The Testaments, the sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale
Who it’s for
- Readers interested in feminist dystopian fiction
- Book clubs exploring political and literary themes
Where it sits
| Dystopian | 70% |
|---|---|
| Feminist Fiction | 49% |
| Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic | 24% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Sci-Fi
- Political Fiction
- Dystopian
- Authors
- Margaret Atwood
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- April 18, 2017
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- dystopia · totalitarianism · female oppression
- Reading lane
- Sci-Fi