Margaret Atwood

Novelist behind The Handmaid’s Tale, a cautionary story of a world without feminism

Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale has been a relevation for millions of readers – offering a terrifying glimpse of a parallel future where biological determinism and misogyny are taken to their logical conclusions. It’s a cautionary tale of a world without feminism, and after the excesses of the Taliban’s regime in Afghanistan seems more prescient than ever. As Atwood, 61, said: “People would blithely say, ‘It couldn’t happen here,’ but this kind of thing can happen anywhere given the right kind of turmoil.”

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zen and the art of borderline maintenance on April 4, 2012 at 13:13 said:

I, too, really adore her writing. 🙂 My favorite is The Edible Woman. I have not read this particular book, but now I MUST. Thanks for the reblog.

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Millie Ho on April 4, 2012 at 17:16 said:

She came to my university last year! Such a lovely and talented woman.

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- fiercebuddhist on April 4, 2012 at 17:27 said:
  
  I would love to see her sometime.
  
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cynthia on April 4, 2012 at 19:30 said:

Excellent Post

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coachdougbowers on April 4, 2012 at 23:34 said:

My wife just finished a research paper on Abu Ghraib and it’s connection to feminism. I think she would love to read this novel.

Great timing on the post. Thanks

Doug

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LadyBlueRose's Thoughts Into Words on April 5, 2012 at 00:09 said:

Thank you ..I appreciate the link

take Care…
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maryrose

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Philip on April 5, 2012 at 11:54 said:

I have some of her books in my to read pile.

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