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The Handmaid's Tale
by Margaret Atwood
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1986.
First edition, first printing. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page: "For Mike - best wishes - Margaret Atwood." A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Presented to an attendee of the event hosted by the directors of Jonathan Cape to celebrate the publication of the novel, with the invitation laid in. A thought provoking novel of lasting relevance and appeal, most recently adapted into a successful television series in 2017. Signed copies of first English edition are scarce.
Synopsis
The Handmaid’s Tale is a dystopian novel written by Margaret Atwood in 1985. It depicts a totalitarian world known as Gilead, portraying the subjection of women in a patriarchal society. The near-future New England setting illustrates a bleak portrayal of the world after the United States is overthrown by a fundamentalist group. Society is reorganized by the regime using a peculiar interpretation of some Old Testament ideas, and a new militarized, hierarchical model of social and religious fanaticism among its newly created social classes. The novel follows the story of a young woman, Offred, who struggles to maintain her identity. It depicts the rebellion of the women in her social class as their ability to read, write, own property, or handle money are lost. Most significantly, women are deprived of control over their own reproductive functions. The Handmaid's Tale was nominated for the first-ever Man Booker International Prize representing the best writers in contemporary fiction. Margaret Atwood is the author of more than 35 internationally acclaimed works of fiction, poetry, and critical essays. Her numerous awards include the Governor General’s Award for The Handmaid’s Tale , and The Giller Prize and Italian Premio Mondello for Alias Grace . The Handmaid’s Tale , Cat’s Eye , Alias Grace , and Oryx and Crake were all shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, which she won with The Blind Assassin . She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and has been awarded the Norwegian Order of Literary Merit and the French Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres among many others; she is a Foreign Honorary Member for Literature of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She lives in Toronto.
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- Bookseller
- Canton Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ATHACA86
- Title
- The Handmaid's Tale
- Author
- Margaret Atwood
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1986
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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