{"product_id":"the-handmaids-tale-graphic-novel","title":"The Handmaid's Tale (Graphic Novel)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"abaproduct-body\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe stunning graphic novel adaptation • A must-read and collector’s item for fans of “the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction” (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook for \u003ci\u003eThe Testaments\u003c\/i\u003e, the sequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid’s Tale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn Margaret Atwood’s dystopian future, environmental disasters and declining birthrates have led to a Second American Civil War. The result is the rise of the Republic of Gilead, a totalitarian regime that enforces rigid social roles and enslaves the few remaining fertile women. Offred is one of these, a Handmaid bound to produce children for one of Gilead’s commanders. Deprived of her husband, her child, her freedom, and even her own name, Offred clings to her memories and her will to survive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProvocative, startling, prophetic, \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid’s Tale\u003c\/i\u003e has long been a global phenomenon. With this beautiful graphic novel adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s modern classic, beautifully realized by artist Renée Nault, the terrifying reality of Gilead has been brought to vivid life like never before.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"abaproduct-body\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003eMARGARET ATWOOD, whose work has been published in thirty-five countries, is the author of more than forty books of fiction, poetry, and critical essays. In addition to \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, her novels include \u003ci\u003eCat's Eye\u003c\/i\u003e, short-listed for the 1989 Booker Prize; \u003ci\u003eAlias Grace\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Giller Prize in Canada and the Premio Mondello in Italy; \u003ci\u003eThe Blind Assassin\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2000 Booker Prize; \u003ci\u003eOryx and Crake\u003c\/i\u003e, short-listed for the 2003 Man Booker Prize; \u003ci\u003eThe Year of the Flood\u003c\/i\u003e; and her most recent, \u003ci\u003eThe Heart Goes Last\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the recipient of the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Innovator's Award, and lives in Toronto with the writer Graeme Gibson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRenée Nault is a Canadian artist, illustrator, and graphic novelist known for her vivid watercolor and ink illustrations. Her work has appeared in books, magazines, newspapers, and advertising around the world. She is a frequent illustrator for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Please visit www.reneenault.com.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"PRH","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150771699926,"sku":"9780385539241","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0762\/8492\/0022\/files\/9780385539241_b19d67b6-16ff-43ff-bafe-820650b0dacf.jpg?v=1755184297","url":"https:\/\/www.riverfrontbooks.com\/products\/the-handmaids-tale-graphic-novel","provider":"Riverfront Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}