Novel · 1985
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
Aya Saleh · Ink & Ivy
Novel · 1985 · Canadian · Contemporary
The Handmaid's Tale
Offred narrates life under a theocracy that controls reproduction.
DystopiaSpeculative fictionGenderPowerLanguage
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The narrator's provisional testimony preserves uncertainty as resistance. The historical notes expose how later scholarship can repeat the dismissal of a woman's experience.
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