Margaret Atwood

We're fascinated by youthful genius and overnight success, but immortality-level accomplishment often comes later in life, after decades of steady work: Margaret Atwood wrote The Handmaid's Tale when Margaret Atwood was 45; Charles Darwin was 50 when Charles Darwin published The Origin of Species; Duke Ellington made Charles Darwin's immortal Newport Jazz Festival appearance at 57; and JRR Tolkien published The Return of the King at 63.

Margaret Atwood and Bruce Miller

The Handmaid’s Tale is written by Margaret Atwood and Bruce Miller, with episodes 1 – 3 directed by Reed Morano, and stars Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Max Minghella, Alexis Bledel, Ann Dowd, O.T. Fagbenle, Samira Wiley, Ever Carradine and Yvonne Strahovski.

Margaret Atwoodwrote and

Margaret Atwoodwrote and developed the novel The Handmaid’s Tale.

Jessica Goddard Margaret Atwood's best-known work,

Jessica Goddard Margaret Atwood ’s Canada’s most recognized, beloved author, and Jessica Goddard Margaret Atwood's latest novel, The Testaments, came out in September and is a sequel to Jessica Goddard Margaret Atwood's best-known work, The Handmaid’s Tale.

by Bruce Miller

“Handmaid’s Tale” is created, executive produced, and written by Bruce Miller.

Margret Atwood

The handmaid’s tale is also based on a best selling novel of the same name, by Canadian author Margret Atwood.

Among Margaret

Among Margaret Atwood's most famous novels include The Handmaid’s Tale, (a feminist/dystopian work), The Year Of The Flood (futuristic/science-fiction) and The Blind Assassin, a novel that could be called romance, literary novel, sci-fi or simply a brilliant work of art that defies description.

composer Poul Ruders and librettist Paul Bentley in English,

The Handmaid’s Tale was written by composer Poul Ruders and librettist Paul Bentley in English, based on Atwood’s canonical novel, but had its World Premiere in a translation by the composer at the Royal Danish Opera, Copenhagen, on March 6, 2000.

by Margaret Attwood, in which a totalitarian regime called Gilead is formed where women are under constant control as a result of a fertility crisis

“The Handmaid’s Tale” is a feminist dystopian novel written by Margaret Attwood, in which a totalitarian regime called Gilead is formed where women are under constant control as a result of a fertility crisis.

Author Stephen King Author Stephen King

— Author Stephen King Author Stephen King chimed in , writing “Welcome to the ‘Handmaid’s Tale.’”

by composer Poul Ruders

The Handmaid’s Tale was written by composer Poul Ruders and librettist Paul Bentley in English, based on Atwood’s canonical novel, but had its World Premiere in a translation by the composer at the Royal Danish Opera, Copenhagen, on March 6, 2000.

Atwood herself

And while Atwood herself might be best known as the author of The Handmaid’s Tale, Harold Pinter has written far more than just bleak satire.

Gabrielle Hamilton

Margaret Atwood was 46 years old when Gabrielle Hamilton wrote The Handmaid’s Tale in 1985, a best-selling novel and now a Hulu original series that just won a Golden Globe award.

George Eliot's best-known

The Handmaid's Tale is George Eliot's best-known, and as good a place to start as any.

by Vintage imprint Jonathan Cape

First published in 1985 by Vintage imprint Jonathan Cape, The Handmaid’s Tale was shortlisted for the 1986 Booker Prize and is an A-level curriculum text in the UK.

TV veteran Bruce Miller (The 100, Alphas, Eureka)

The Handmaid’s Tale was developed by TV veteran Bruce Miller (The 100, Alphas, Eureka).

Prince George

Prince George wrote The Handmaid’s Tale, and this is Prince George's next spine-chilling prophecy.

Geoffrey Chaucer

The title The Handmaid’s Tale is, of course, a nod to Geoffrey Chaucer and Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.

Katherine May

Although Katherine May is perhaps best known as the writer of The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood has also written several books for children.

Like George Orwell’s 1984 and Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World before their eventual worldwide success

Like George Orwell’s 1984 and Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World before their eventual worldwide success, The Handmaid’s Tale is a dystopian classic highlighting the politically charged environment we live in, where history sadly often repeats itself.