Canadian literary great Margaret Atwood is writing a sequel to her internationally renowned dystopian novel 91ƵThe Handmaid91Ƶs Tale.91Ƶ
Publisher McClelland and Stewart says it will publish 91ƵThe Testaments91Ƶ on Sept. 10, 2019.
91ƵThe Handmaid91Ƶs Tale91Ƶ was published in 1985 and won a Governor General91Ƶs Award.
The story, about a totalitarian society in which women are a property of the state, was adapted last year into an Emmy Award-winning series.
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McClelland and Stewart says 91ƵThe Testaments91Ƶ is set 15 years after protagonist Offred91Ƶs final scene in 91ƵThe Handmaid91Ƶs Tale91Ƶ and is narrated by three female characters.
Offred, played by Elisabeth Moss in the television series, is a 91Ƶhandmaid91Ƶ forced to bear children for infertile couples.
91ƵDear Readers: Everything you91Ƶve ever asked me about Gilead and its inner workings is the inspiration for this book. Well, almost everything!91Ƶ Atwood said Wednesday in a statement.
91ƵThe other inspiration is the world we91Ƶve been living in.91Ƶ
The Canadian Press
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