{"product_id":"the-handmaids-tale-introduction-by-valerie-martin-9780307264602","title":"The Handmaid's Tale: Introduction by Valerie Martin by Atwood, Margaret","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the most powerful and most widely read novels of our time in display-worthy hardcover: \u003c\/b\u003eA gripping vision of our society radically overturned by a theocratic revolution--from \"the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e). - \u003cb\u003eNow an award-winning Hulu series starring Elizabeth Moss.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Margaret Atwood's dystopian future, environmental disasters and declining birthrates have led to a Second American Civil War. The result is the rise of the Republic of Gilead, a totalitarian regime that enforces rigid social roles and enslaves the few remaining fertile women. Offred is one of these, a Handmaid bound to produce children for one of Gilead's commanders. Deprived of her husband, her child, her freedom, and even her own name, Offred clings to her memories and her will to survive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike Aldous Huxley's \u003ci\u003eBrave New World \u003c\/i\u003eand George Orwell's \u003ci\u003eNineteen Eighty-Four, The Handmaid's Tale \u003c\/i\u003ehas endured not only as a literary landmark but as a warning of a possible future that is still chillingly relevant. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an introduction by Valerie Martin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEveryman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free cream-colored paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, European-style half-round spines, and a full-color illustrated jacket. Contemporary Classics include an introduction, a select bibliography, and a chronology of the author's life and times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret Atwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Everyman's Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.26h x 5.26w x 1.01d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307264602\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 14\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e8109 \/ Handmaid's Tale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/02\/2006 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMARGARET ATWOOD is the author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry and critical essays. Her novels include \u003ci\u003eCat's Eye\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Robber Bride\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAlias Grace\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Blind Assassin\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eMaddAddam\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy. Her 1985 classic, \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, was followed in 2019 by a sequel, \u003ci\u003eThe Testaments\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a global number one bestseller and won the Booker Prize. In 2020 she published \u003ci\u003eDearly\u003c\/i\u003e, her first collection of poetry for a decade. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAtwood has won numerous awards including the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Imagination in Service to Society, the Franz Kafka Prize, the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, the PEN USA Lifetime Achievement Award and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. In 2019 she was made a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour for services to literature. She has also worked as a cartoonist, illustrator, librettist, playwright and puppeteer. She lives in Toronto, Canada.","brand":"Everyman's Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45108345438361,"sku":"9780307264602","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_d6ec2893-b2c1-468e-881b-83bdf37f4118.jpg?v=1738361430","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/the-handmaids-tale-introduction-by-valerie-martin-9780307264602","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}