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020			_a9780099740919
040			_cAL
041			_aeng
082			_223 _a813.54 _bATWH
100			_aMargaret Atwood _9804
245			_aHandmaids tale
260			_aLondon _bVintage _c1996
300			_a320p. _bPB _c19.5x12.5cm
365			_2General _aBBP2557 _b₹399.20 _c₹ _d₹499.00 _e20% _f27-09-2021
520			_aOffred is a Handmaid in The Republic of Gilead, a religious totalitarian state in what was formerly known as the United States. She is placed in the household of The Commander, Fred Waterford - her assigned name, Offred, means 'of Fred'. She has only one function: to breed. If Offred refuses to enter into sexual servitude to repopulate a devastated world, she will be hanged. Yet even a repressive state cannot eradicate hope and desire. As she recalls her pre-revolution life in flashbacks, Offred must navigate through the terrifying landscape of torture and persecution in the present day, and between two men upon which her future hangs. Masterfully conceived and executed, this haunting vision of the future places Margaret Atwood at the forefront of dystopian fiction. 'A fantastic, chilling story. And so powerfully feminist', Bernardine Evaristo, author of Girl, Woman, Other.
650			_aScience fiction _9805
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