by Margaret Atwood · Robert Laffont · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782221203323
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In a dystopian future where fertility has drastically declined, the Republic of Gilead, ruled by religious fanatics, subjects the few remaining fertile women to sexual slavery. Defred, one of these "scarlet maids," is forced to serve her Commander and his wife, stripping her of her name and rights. However, Defred remembers a time when women could read and work, and joins a secret network in the hope of regaining her freedom. This 2017 edition, published by Robert Laffont, presents the story in French and is a reflection on the fragility of individual freedoms.
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.
