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The Handmaid's Tale

Name: The Handmaid's Tale
Author: Harold Bloom
ISBN: 9781438114569

by Harold Bloom

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Overview

Discusses the characters, plot and writing of The handmaid's tale by Margaret Atwood. Includes critical essays on the novel and a brief biography of the author.

Synopsis

Written in the politically turbulent 1980s, Margaret Atwood's feminist novel examines a world in which women are stripped of their rights after an ultra right-wing group takes control of the United States.