Testimony

The Testaments

Sequel to the global bestseller The Handmaid's Tale Winner of the 2019 Booker Prize, Atwood wins for the second time New characters offer different perspectives, revealing the secrets behind Gilead for the first time One copy sold every four seconds in the UK, 500,000 copies sold out globally in the first week of release. Soon to be adapted into a TV series, continuing the viewership phenomenon of The Handmaid's Tale TV series. ----------------------------------------------------------------- "This novel doesn’t read like the work of a writer in the late stages of her career; it reads like a writer at the peak of her powers, which is truly astonishing." – Liz Calder, Booker Prize Judge "I've always believed Margaret Atwood would soon win the Nobel Prize, and I still think so and hope she does." – Kazuo Ishiguro "She's always ahead of her time. No matter which of her novels it is, readers will be engrossed within half an hour." – Carmen Callil, veteran publisher "If any novelist could prove that writing a sequel was the right choice, it would be Atwood." – The Guardian ----------------------------------------------------------------- "Dear readers: You have often asked me about Gilead and its inner workings. These questions were the inspiration for this book. The other part of the inspiration was the world we are currently living in." – Margaret Atwood Fifteen years after the end of The Handmaid's Tale, the rule of Gilead shows signs of decay from within. At a critical moment when great change is imminent, the destinies of three women from different backgrounds intersect, leading to revolutionary consequences. From their respective perspectives, they witness the changes in history, and three different narrative voices construct a larger, broader time and space, revealing for the first time the secrets behind Gilead's downfall. Past and future gradually intertwine in the narrative, and the truth is presented to the reader in a stunning way.

2020-07-01

上海译文出版社

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9787532785056