The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid’s Tale

Global phenomenal bestseller, classic character's new edition returns The first three seasons of the eponymous series averaged 8.8 on Douban, with the fourth season airing in 2021 --------------------------------------------------- "Those of us who were fortunate enough to read 'The Handmaid's Tale' when it was first published in 1985 will surely remember the shock it delivered, with its claustrophobic precision and astonishing prescience." — The Guardian "I have always believed that Margaret Atwood would soon win the Nobel Prize, and I still think so, and still hope she wins." — Kazuo Ishiguro "What's terrifying is that she foresaw all of this thirty years ago. When I first read this book, I thought we were rational enough that such things couldn't really happen. Thirty years later, I realize my past self was too optimistic... This book is a warning to us." — Neil Gaiman "She constantly reminds us to pay attention to what's happening. This is really important." — Jeanette Winterson -------------------------------------------------------- Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She is one of the few women in the country capable of bearing children and has been assigned to a childless Commander's family to help them conceive. Like other women in this country, she has no freedom of movement, and is deprived of the right to property, work, and reading. Except for certain special days, Handmaids are only allowed to go out once a day for shopping, always in pairs, and their every move is monitored by "Eyes." To make matters worse, in this mad world, humanity not only faces problems like ecological degradation and economic crisis, but is also plunged into a chaotic situation of mutual hostility, hierarchical division, and wanton killing. Women are not the only oppressed group in this catastrophe; everyone is a victim in this seemingly absurd world.

2020-07-01

上海译文出版社

355

9787532785360