Websites
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Learn more about the author at her official website.
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Quiz yourself on your knowledge of The Handmaid's Tale here.
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Get insight into Atwood's work on her personal blog.
Movie or TV Productions
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This 1990 feature film stars the late Natasha Richardson as the narrator.
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Janet Maslin reviews the film for the New York Times.
Historical Documents
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Check out this thoughtful review by Paul Gray.
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Check out this 1986 review by Mary McCarthy. She wasn't the biggest fan.
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An interview with Atwood by Mervyn Rothstein following the book's publication.
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Read about how Atwood distinguishes between speculative fiction and science fiction.
Video
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Watch the trailer for the 1990 movie.
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A short interview with Richardson about playing the narrator in the 1990 movie.
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Listen to Sarah Clarke read aloud from the beginning of the book.
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Atwood talks about religion in her work.
Images
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Check out this Virago Press cover of the book.
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Another version of the cover by Tad Aronowcz and Gail Geltner.