Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale is a 1985 novel by Margaret Atwood set in a near-future New England in a patriarchal, totalitarian state known as the Republic of Gilead, which has overthrown the United States government. The novel explores themes of powerless women, loss of female agency and individuality, and suppression of women's reproductive rights. The story is told through the first-person narration of Offred, a Handmaid who is forcibly assigned to produce children for the ruling class of men, and follows her life before and during the beginning of the Gileadian revolution. The novel has won several awards, including the Governor General's Award and the Arthur C. Clarke Award, and has been adapted into various forms of media, including a film, opera, and television series.learn more on wikipedia