Atwood, Margaret, 1939-

The handmaid's tale / Margaret Atwood. - [Canada] : Emblem/McClelland & Stewart, 2014, c1986. - 358 p. ; 21 cm.

A look at the near future presents the story of Offred, a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead, once the United States, an oppressive world where women are no longer allowed to read and are valued only as long as they are viable for reproduction.

ISBN: 9780771008795 (tr. pbk.)

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: C2011902019X

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Man-woman relationships--Fiction.
Misogyny--Fiction.
Women--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Fantasy fiction--2014.

Dewey Class. No.: 813/.54