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A beautiful hardback edition of Atwood's iconic dystopian novel.Offred 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.'As relevant today as it was when Atwood wrote it' Guardian VINTAGE QUARTERBOUND CLASSICS: Bound to be beautiful

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781784879679
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 336
  • Udgivet:
  • 4. april 2024
  • Størrelse:
  • 137x202x30 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 378 g.
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A beautiful hardback edition of Atwood's iconic dystopian novel.Offred 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.'As relevant today as it was when Atwood wrote it' Guardian VINTAGE QUARTERBOUND CLASSICS: Bound to be beautiful

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  • Karen K. 2. april 2022

    Fantastisk velskrevet - Gyselig fortælling og hvis det passer har Margaret Atwood kun brugt tidligere hændelse fra historien !!


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