The Handmaid's Tale

Summary

The Handmaid's Tale is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.042% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33,296 views/month, #12 of 28,446).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Handmaid's Tale authored Margaret Atwood^[3].
• The Handmaid's Tale received the Arthur C. Clarke Award^[4].
• The Handmaid's Tale received the NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books^[5].
• The Handmaid's Tale received the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction^[6].
• The Handmaid's Tale received the Los Angeles Times Book Prize^[7].
• The Handmaid's Tale received the Audie Awards^[8].
• The Handmaid's Tale's instance of is recorded as literary work^[9].
• The Handmaid's Tale's instance of is recorded as banned book^[10].
• The Handmaid's Tale was published by McClelland & Stewart^[11].
• The Handmaid's Tale's genre is feminist science fiction^[12].
• The Handmaid's Tale's genre is social science fiction novel^[13].
• The Handmaid's Tale's genre is science fiction^[14].
• The Handmaid's Tale's genre is dystopian fiction^[15].
• The Handmaid's Tale's genre is historical fiction^[16].
• The Handmaid's Tale followed Bodily Harm^[17].
• The Handmaid's Tale was followed by Cat's Eye^[18].
• The Handmaid's Tale's part of the series is recorded as The Handmaid's Tale^[19].
• The Handmaid's Tale's Commons category is recorded as The Handmaid's Tale^[20].
• The Handmaid's Tale's language of work or name is recorded as English^[21].
• The Handmaid's Tale's country of origin is recorded as Canada^[22].
• The Handmaid's Tale was released on August 1985^[23].
• The Handmaid's Tale's characters is recorded as Offred^[24].
• The Handmaid's Tale's characters is recorded as Serena Joy^[25].
• The Handmaid's Tale's has edition or translation is recorded as Q137849282^[26].
• The Handmaid's Tale's narrative location is recorded as United States^[27].

Product Details

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• Release type: Prose^[28]

• MusicBrainz ID: 60d03dcf-260b-473b-82f6-9ec351cc264a^[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Handmaid's Tale authored Margaret Atwood^[3]. It was published by McClelland & Stewart^[11].

Publication

The Handmaid's Tale was published on August 1985^[23]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[21]. Genres include feminist science fiction^[12], social science fiction novel^[13], science fiction^[14], dystopian fiction^[15], and historical fiction^[16]. Its part of the series is recorded as it^[19].

Subject and Themes

The Handmaid's Tale's part of the series is recorded as it^[19].

Reception

Awards received include Arthur C. Clarke Award^[4], a literary award^[30], in United Kingdom^[31], founded in 1987^[32]; NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books^[5]; Governor General's Award for English-language fiction^[6], a class of award^[33], in Canada^[34]; Los Angeles Times Book Prize^[7], an annual event^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1980^[37]; and Audie Awards^[8], an award^[38], founded in 1996^[39].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Handmaid's Tale followed Bodily Harm^[17]. It was followed by Cat's Eye^[18].

Why It Matters

The Handmaid's Tale ranks in the top 0.042% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33,296 views/month, #12 of 28,446).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

FAQs

What awards did The Handmaid's Tale receive?

Honors received include Arthur C. Clarke Award^[4], NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books^[5], Governor General's Award for English-language fiction^[6], and Los Angeles Times Book Prize^[7].