The Handmaid's Tale, Hardcover
de: Margaret Atwood
Publicat de: Houghton Mifflin
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The Handmaid's Tale is a novel of such power that the reader will be unable to forget its images and its forecast. Set in the near future, it describes life in what was once the United States and is now called the Republic of Gilead, a monotheocracy that has reacted to social unrest and a sharply declining birthrate by reverting to, and going beyond, the repressive intolerance of the original Puritans. The regime takes the Book of Genesis absolutely at its word, with bizarre consequences for the women and men in its population.
The story is told through the eyes of Offred, one of the unfortunate Handmaids under the new social order. In condensed but eloquent prose, by turns cool-eyed, tender, despairing, passionate, and wry, she reveals to us the dark corners behind the establishment's calm facade, as certain tendencies now in existence are carried to their logical conclusions. The Handmaid's Tale is funny, unexpected, horrifying, and altogether convincing. It is at once scathing satire, dire warning, and a tour de force. It is Margaret Atwood at her best.
The Handmaid's Tale is a novel of such power that the reader will be unable to forget its images and its forecast. Set in the near future, it describes life in what was once the United States and is now called the Republic of Gilead, a monotheocracy that has reacted to social unrest and a sharply declining birthrate by reverting to, and going beyond, the repressive intolerance of the original Puritans. The regime takes the Book of Genesis absolutely at its word, with bizarre consequences for the women and men in its population.
The story is told through the eyes of Offred, one of the unfortunate Handmaids under the new social order. In condensed but eloquent prose, by turns cool-eyed, tender, despairing, passionate, and wry, she reveals to us the dark corners behind the establishment's calm facade, as certain tendencies now in existence are carried to their logical conclusions. The Handmaid's Tale is funny, unexpected, horrifying, and altogether convincing. It is at once scathing satire, dire warning, and a tour de force. It is Margaret Atwood at her best.
General | |
Anul | 2017 |
Autor | Margaret Atwood |
Categoria | Literary |
Cod de bare | 9781328879943 |
Editie | Hardcover |
Editura | Mariner Books, Houghton Mifflin |
Dimensiuni | 210 x 139 x 33 |
ISBN | 1328879941 |
Limba | Engleza |
Pagini | 320 |
Format | Cartonata |
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Margaret Atwood este o scriitoare canadiana născută în Ottawa la 18 noiembrie 1939 și care trăiește în prezent în Toronto. Ea a înființat fundația Writers’ Trust of Canada, care se concentrează pe scriitura literară și drepturile de autor; de asemenea, a fost implicată în numeroase proiecte ecologice și de mediu.
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