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The handmaid's tale / Margaret Atwood.
This 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.
In this Orwellian dramatization, religion becomes a tool of repression and social control to force women into the roles of stay-at-home wives, domestic staff, prostitutes, or surrogate mothers. They have no rights to their bodies or property and are completely dependent upon men. Those women who have had at least one child find themselves forced into the role of breeding machine, producing children for childless couples. References to 20th-century issues abound, including Agent Orange, abortion, women's rights, and escape attempts to Canada.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781432838478 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1432838474 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9781432838485
- ISBN: 1432838482
- Physical Description: 531 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
- Edition: Large print edition.
- Publisher: Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2017.
- Copyright: ©1986
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| Genre: | Fantasy fiction. Dystopias. Large type books. Fantasy fiction. Dystopian fiction. |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at Potter-Tioga Library System.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Coudersport Public Library. (Show)
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coudersport Public Library | LP ATW (Text) | 30183000926186 | Large Print | Available | - |
| Ulysses Library Association | F ATW (LT) (pb) (Text) | 30863001109193 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
