{"product_id":"the-handmaids-tale-deluxe-edition","title":"The Handmaid's Tale Deluxe Edition","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMARGARET ATWOOD is the author of more than forty works of fiction, poetry, and critical essays. She lives in Toronto.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Splendid.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A novel that brilliantly illuminates some of the darker interconnections between politics and sex . . . Just as the world of Orwell's \u003cem\u003e1984 \u003c\/em\u003egripped our imaginations, so will the world of Atwood's handmaid!\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/em\u003e deserves the highest praise.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Atwood takes many trends which exist today and stretches them to their logical and chilling conclusions . . . An excellent novel about the directions our lives are taking . . . Read it while it's still allowed.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSet 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis beautiful edition of Margaret Atwood's seminal work of speculative fiction features a leatherette cover, gilt edging, and ribbon marker--a perfect gift for book lovers and fans of the Hulu series from \"the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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. \u003cem\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Atwood takes many trends which exist today and stretches them to their logical and chilling conclusions . . . An excellent novel about the directions our lives are taking . . . Read it while it's still allowed.\" -\u003cem\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eAtwood, Margaret\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMargaret Atwood\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose work has been published in more than forty-five countries, is the author of over fifty books, including fiction, poetry, critical essays, and graphic novels. In addition to \u003cem\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/em\u003e, now an award-winning television series, her works include \u003cem\u003eCat's Eye\u003c\/em\u003e, short-listed for the 1989 Booker Prize; \u003cem\u003eAlias Grace\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the Giller Prize in Canada and the Premio Mondello in Italy; \u003cem\u003eThe Blind Assassin\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the 2000 Booker Prize; The MaddAddam Trilogy; \u003cem\u003eThe Heart Goes Last\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eHag-Seed\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe Testaments\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the Booker Prize and was long-listed for the Giller Prize; and the poetry collection \u003cem\u003eDearly\u003c\/em\u003e. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, the Franz Kafka International Literary Prize, the PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Los Angeles Times Innovator's Award. In 2019 she was made a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour in Great Britain for her services to literature. She lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Atwood, Margaret\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2019-10-15\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Fiction|Dystopian|Fiction|Women|Fiction|Literary|Fiction|Media Tie-In|Fiction|Romance|Fantasy|Fiction|Romance|New Adult|Fiction|Science Fiction|Apocalyptic \u0026amp; Post-Apocalyptic|Fiction|Feminist|Fiction|Religious|General\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Women|Man-woman relationships|Fiction|Misogyny|Fantasy fiction|Dystopian fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.0 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780358346296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780358346296\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51154013290774,"sku":"SP-9780358346296","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780358346296_spiral.png?v=1774930337","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/the-handmaids-tale-deluxe-edition","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}