#868
Mentioned in 51 episodes
The Handmaid's Tale
Book • 1985
The novel is set in a near-future New England in the Republic of Gilead, a patriarchal, totalitarian state that has overthrown the United States government.
Offred, the narrator, is one of the 'Handmaids', women who are forcibly assigned to produce children for the ruling class, known as 'Commanders'.
The story explores themes of powerless women, loss of female agency and individuality, and the suppression of women's reproductive rights.
Offred's life is marked by her restrictive routine, her memories of her past life, and her interactions with the Commander, his wife Serena Joy, and other Handmaids, including her friend Ofglen who is part of an underground resistance movement.
The novel is a scathing satire, an ominous warning, and a tour de force of narrative suspense.
Offred, the narrator, is one of the 'Handmaids', women who are forcibly assigned to produce children for the ruling class, known as 'Commanders'.
The story explores themes of powerless women, loss of female agency and individuality, and the suppression of women's reproductive rights.
Offred's life is marked by her restrictive routine, her memories of her past life, and her interactions with the Commander, his wife Serena Joy, and other Handmaids, including her friend Ofglen who is part of an underground resistance movement.
The novel is a scathing satire, an ominous warning, and a tour de force of narrative suspense.
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Mentioned in 51 episodes
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Adam Grant as a self-proclaimed procrastination expert and author of "The Handmaid's Tale"
Adam Grant as a self-proclaimed procrastination expert and author of "The Handmaid's Tale"
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Deborah Treisman as the author of several books, including "The Handmaid's Tale", "The Testaments", and "Old Babes in the Wood".
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Kara Swisher while discussing the impact of the Alabama Supreme Court ruling on IVF treatments.
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