by Margaret Atwood · Quaderns Crema · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788477276227
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Fifteen years after the events of 'The Handmaid's Tale', the theocratic regime of the Republic of Gilead clings to power despite its decline. The lives of three radically different women converge at a crucial moment: two have grown up on opposite sides of the border, one in Gilead as the daughter of a high-ranking Lord, and the other in Canada, participating in demonstrations against the dictatorship and following the news with horror on television. Their voices intertwine with that of an accomplice of the regime, whose power is based on the secrets she has kept. When the truth comes to light, they must all accept who they really are and decide how far they are willing to go to defend their convictions. In 'The Testaments', Margaret Atwood returns to the Galaadian universe to reveal the deep structure of a society where, despite the reign of terror, the spark of hope has been ignited.
Margaret Eleanor Atwood is a Canadian novelist, poet, literary critic, and inventor. Since 1961, she has published 18 books of poetry, 18 novels, 11 books of nonfiction, nine collections of short fiction, eight children's books, two graphic novels, and a number of small press editions of both poetry and fiction. Her best-known work is the 1985 dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale. Atwood has won numerous awards and honors for her writing, including two Booker Prizes, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Order of Canada, the Franz Kafka Prize, the Prince of Asturias Award for literature, and the National Book Critics and PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Awards. A number of her works have been adapted for film and television.
