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The Handmaid’s Tale (1985)
by Margaret Atwood
A novel set in the near future, The Handmaid's Tale describes life in what was once the United States but is now the Republic of Gilead, a puritanical theocracy. The story is told through the eyes of Offred, one of the Handmaids under the new social order. She reveals to us the dark corners behind the establishment’s calm façade.
Author Margaret Atwood has resisted labeling the novel as science fiction. She prefers to call it speculative fiction, in recognition of the fact that everything discussed in the novel is possible by the standards of available technology (in 1985 when written), cultural trends, and historical precedents. “The Handmaid’s Tale does not depend upon hypothetical scenarios, omens, or straws in the wind, but upon documented occurrences and public pronouncements”
Library Availability: Ebooks, audiobooks and books available at Anoka County Library and Hennepin County Library.
