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The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
The Handmaid's Tale is a futuristic dystopian novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood published in 1985. It is set in a near-future New England in a patriarchal, totalitarian theonomic state known as the Republic of Gilead, which has overthrown the United States government. The protagonist, a woman named Offred, occupies the role of a "Handmaid": women who are forcibly assigned to bear children for high status men.
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Vivek’s Notes
Also adapted as a graphic novel: a sleek, slim book that still captures the whole story, handy for brushing up on the plot before the 2019 sequel.
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