- Science Fiction, Young adult fiction, Dystopian Fiction, Fiction, dystopian
15 years after the sons of Jacob seized power in the USA and became Gilead. The story is told from three female viewpoints; Daisy, Agnes and Lydia. Daisy struggles with coming to the realization of her past and who she really is, Agnes tells her story and life in Gilead, and Lydia contemplates her life and decisions made.
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Grave, contemporary, classical in form and bleak.
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- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
- sparerichly built
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- Author
- Margaret Atwood
- First published
- 2019
- Pages
- 475
- Publisher
- Salamandra, Quaderns Crema S.A., Recorded Books
- Editions
- 23
- Language
- cat, Italian, Portuguese, French
- ISBN
- 9780771009433
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“Apenas os mortos têm permissão para ter estátuas, mas eu ganhei uma ainda em vida. Eu já estou petrificada.”
Margaret Eleanor Atwood (born November 18, 1939) is a Canadian novelist, poet, literary critic, and inventor. Since 1961, she has published more than 50 books of fiction, poetry, and critical essays, including 18 books of poetry, 18 novels, 11 books of nonfiction, nine collections of short fiction, eight children's books, two graphic novels, and a number of small press editions of both poetry and fiction. Her work has been published in over 40 countries, and a number of her works have been adapted for film and television. Her best-known work is the 1985 dystopian novel *The Handmaid's Tale,* and her novels also include *Cat's Eye,* shortlisted for the Booker Prize; Alias Grace, which won the
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