The Handmaid’s Tale

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood is a chilling dystopian novel set in the Republic of Gilead, a totalitarian society that has replaced the United States. In a world ruled by religious extremism and facing a fertility crisis, women are stripped of their rights, and fertile women—called Handmaids—are forced to bear children for the elite. Told through the eyes of Offred, one such Handmaid, the story exposes the regime’s cruelty, hypocrisy, and control. Both a haunting warning and a powerful satire, it remains one of Atwood’s most unforgettable works.