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The Handmaid's Tale : The iconic Sunday Times bestseller that inspired the hit TV series

by Margaret Atwood
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A chilling dystopian tale of female resilience.

This book is for those who seek a thought-provoking and gripping story that explores themes of oppression, resistance, and the indomitable power of hope. Margaret Atwood's masterful storytelling transports readers to the haunting world of Gilead, a religious totalitarian state where women like Offred are reduced to reproductive vessels. As Offred navigates a terrifying and oppressive society, her recollections of the past offer a glimpse of freedom and hint at the possibility of a different future. The Handmaid's Tale is a powerful and timely reminder of the importance of individual agency and the enduring strength of the human spirit.

  • Booker Prize Nominee (1986)
  • Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novel (1986)
  • Locus Award Nominee for Best SF Novel (1987)
  • Arthur C. Clarke Award (1987)
  • Audie Award for Fiction (2013)
  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction (1986)
  • Prometheus Award Nominee for Best Novel (1987)
  • James Tiptree Jr. Award Nominee for Retrospective (1995)
  • Governor General's Literary Awards / Prix littéraires du Gouverneur général for Fiction (1985)
  • SF Chronicle Award Nominee for Novel (1987)
  • Commonwealth Writers' Prize Nominee for Best Book in Caribbean and Canada (1987)
  • CBC Canada Reads Nominee (2002)
  • Metų verstinė knyga Nominee (2012)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Handmaid's Tale : The iconic Sunday Times bestseller that inspired the hit TV series

by Margaret Atwood
Compare to estimated retail price: S$22.65  

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ISBN: 9780099740919
Authors: Margaret Atwood
Publisher: Vintage Books
Date of Publication: 2019-08-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Science Fiction, Fantasy
Related Topics: Classics, Dystopia, Science Fiction
Goodreads rating: 4.13
(rated by 1985773 readers)

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'The Handmaid's Tale is both a superlative exercise in science fiction and a profoundly felt moral story'- ANGELA CARTERThe Republic of Gilead offers Offred only one option: to breed. If she deviates, she will, like all dissenters, be hanged at the wall or sent out to die slowly of radiation sickness. But even a repressive state cannot obliterate desire — neither Offred's nor that of the two men on which her future hangs.Brilliantly conceived and executed, this powerful evocation of twenty-first-century America gives full rein to Margaret Atwood's devastating irony, wit and astute perception.
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A chilling dystopian tale of female resilience.

This book is for those who seek a thought-provoking and gripping story that explores themes of oppression, resistance, and the indomitable power of hope. Margaret Atwood's masterful storytelling transports readers to the haunting world of Gilead, a religious totalitarian state where women like Offred are reduced to reproductive vessels. As Offred navigates a terrifying and oppressive society, her recollections of the past offer a glimpse of freedom and hint at the possibility of a different future. The Handmaid's Tale is a powerful and timely reminder of the importance of individual agency and the enduring strength of the human spirit.

  • Booker Prize Nominee (1986)
  • Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novel (1986)
  • Locus Award Nominee for Best SF Novel (1987)
  • Arthur C. Clarke Award (1987)
  • Audie Award for Fiction (2013)
  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction (1986)
  • Prometheus Award Nominee for Best Novel (1987)
  • James Tiptree Jr. Award Nominee for Retrospective (1995)
  • Governor General's Literary Awards / Prix littéraires du Gouverneur général for Fiction (1985)
  • SF Chronicle Award Nominee for Novel (1987)
  • Commonwealth Writers' Prize Nominee for Best Book in Caribbean and Canada (1987)
  • CBC Canada Reads Nominee (2002)
  • Metų verstinė knyga Nominee (2012)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.