Literary Fiction · Science Fiction
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood · First published 1985
Publication record (ISBN 9780385490818) ↗This profile presents an editorial overview and illustrative assessment of the book’s storytelling characteristics. References to audio, screen, or adaptation potential are exploratory and do not indicate confirmed interest, representation, production arrangements, or a guaranteed outcome.
About the Book
In the theocratic Republic of Gilead, Offred is forced to bear children for the ruling class while remembering the life she lost.
Margaret Atwood is a Canadian poet and novelist and two-time Booker Prize winner.
Characters
- Offred
- the Commander
- Serena Joy
- Nick
Setting and World
The Republic of Gilead (former United States)
Themes and Distinctive Qualities
Documented media journey
- The Handmaid's Taledir. Volker SchlöndorffFilm
1990 - The Handmaid's TaleHulu / MGM TelevisionTelevision
2017
Third-party adaptations. Not a Crownline Story Partner production.
Intended Readership
Readers of literary and speculative fiction interested in power, autonomy and how societies change; widely read in classrooms and book groups.
Screen & Audio Potential
Offred's first-person, memory-led narration is naturally suited to audio performance. The detailed world of Gilead gives a strong setting for screen, and the book's themes are well established subjects for podcast and literary discussion.
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