Cover of The Handmaid's TalePS8501.T8 H317 1992
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The Handmaid's Tale

by Margaret Atwood

Originally published by McClelland & Stewart

An instant classic and eerily prescient cultural phenomenon, from “the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction” (New York Times). Now an award-winning Hulu series starring Elizabeth Moss. 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, ...

First published 1985385 pages
813.54
Category
Fantasy
Priority
Must-Read
Author works
4
Editions known
164
Classification
Dewey (DDC)
813.54
Library of Congress (LCC)
PS8501.T8 H317 1992DK0451.70000000.J3 1969PS8501.T8 H314 1990PS8551.T97 H36 1998
Subjects
Canadian authorsCanadian fantasy fictionCanadian fiction (fictional works by one author)Christian fundamentalismComics & graphic novels, adaptationsComics & graphic novels, fantasyComics & graphic novels, literaryDystopianDystopian fictionDystopiasEnglish literatureFICTION / Dystopian
This edition
ISBN 9780771008795English
DATE DUE
First published1985
Governor General's Award for English-language fiction1985
Los Angeles Times Book Prize1986
Arthur C. Clarke Award1987
Film adaptation1990
Audie Awards2013
Adaptation adaptation2019
StatusREAD

Adaptations

Works adapted from The Handmaid's Tale.

  • FilmThe Handmaid's Tale (1990)
  • AdaptationThe Handmaid's Tale (2019)
  • AdaptationThe Handmaid's Tale
  • TVThe Handmaid's Tale

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