The Handmaid's tale
(Book)

Book Cover
Average Rating

Description

Loading Description...

Also in this Series

Checking series information...

Copies

LocationCall NumberStatus
Fulton Co. LibFIC ATWOAvailable

More Like This

Loading more titles like this title...

More Details

Format
Book
Physical Desc
xxxiii, 350 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English

Notes

Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page xix)
Description
A gripping vision of our society radically overturned by a theocratic revolution, Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale has become one of the most powerful and most widely read novels of our time. Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead, serving in the household of the enigmatic Commander and his bitter wife. She may go out once a day to markets whose signs are now pictures because women are not allowed to read. She must pray for the Commander to make her pregnant, for in a time of declining birthrates her value lies in her fertility, and failure means exile to the dangerously polluted Colonies. Offred can remember a time when she lived with her husband and daughter and had a job, before she lost even her own name. Now she navigates the intimate secrets of those who control her every move, risking her life in breaking the rules.
Awards
Governor General's Award, 1985.

Reviews from GoodReads

Loading GoodReads Reviews.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Atwood, M., & Martin, V. (2006). The Handmaid's tale . Alfred A. Knopf.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Atwood, Margaret, 1939- and Valerie Martin. 2006. The Handmaid's Tale. Alfred A. Knopf.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Atwood, Margaret, 1939- and Valerie Martin. The Handmaid's Tale Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Atwood, Margaret, and Valerie Martin. The Handmaid's Tale Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

Staff View

Loading Staff View.