The handmaid's tale
(Large Print)
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Status
Clyde-Savannah Public Library - Large Print
LP FIC Atwood HT-1
1 available
LP FIC Atwood HT-1
1 available
Sodus Community Library - Large Print
LP FIC ATW
1 available
LP FIC ATW
1 available
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Clyde-Savannah Public Library - Large Print | LP FIC Atwood HT-1 | Available |
Dansville Public Library - Large Print | LARGE PRINT FIC ATW | On holds shelf |
Lyons Public Library - Large Print | LG PRT F Atw | On holds shelf |
Sodus Community Library - Large Print | LP FIC ATW | Available |
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Format
Large Print
Physical Desc
pages cm.
Language
English
Lexile measure
750
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Description
Set in the near future, The handmaid's tale 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. The 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. The Handmaid's Tale 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.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Atwood, M. (2017). The handmaid's tale (Large print edition.). Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Atwood, Margaret, 1939-. 2017. The Handmaid's Tale. Waterville, Maine: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Atwood, Margaret, 1939-. The Handmaid's Tale Waterville, Maine: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale Large print edition., Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2017.
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