Title: The Handmaid's Tale

Title: The Handmaid's Tale Title Record # 1816
Author: Margaret Atwood
Date: 1985-08-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: The Handmaid's Tale
Series Number: 1
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Language: English

Note: Shortlisted for the 1986 Booker Prize.

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Translations

Year	Language	Title
1987^ⓘTranslated by Helga Pfetsch.	German	Der Report der Magd
1987^ⓘTranslated by Elsa Mateo Blanco.	Spanish	El cuento de la criada
1987^ⓘTranslated by Sylviane Rué.	French	La servante écarlate^?La servante ecarlate
1988^ⓘTranslated by Camillo Pennati	Italian	Il racconto dell'Ancella
1995^ⓘTranslated by Monica Bottez	Romanian	Galaad 2195
2006^ⓘTranslated by Enikő Moháncsi	Hungarian	A szolgálólány meséje
2017^ⓘTranslated by Ana Deiró	Portuguese	O conto da aia
2017^ⓘ Translated by Nedeljka Paravić	Croatian	Sluškinjina priča^?Sluskinjina prica Slushkinjina pricha
2017^ⓘTranslated by Надежда Розова (Nadezhda Rozova)	Bulgarian	Разказът на прислужницата^?Razkazat na prisluzhnitsata [as by Маргарет Атууд^?Margaret Atuud ]

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
Nomination	1986 Aurora	Prix Casper – English
1	1987 Clarke	Best Science Fiction Novel
Nomination	1987 SF Chronicle	Novel
4	1987 Locus	Best SF Novel
Nomination	1987 Nebula	Novel
Nomination	1987 Prometheus	Prometheus Award for Best Libertarian SF Novel
Nomination	1995 Tiptree / Otherwise	Retrospective
Preliminary Nominees	2017 Prometheus	Prometheus Hall of Fame Award

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
The Handmaid's Tale	1985-08-00	Margaret Atwood	McClelland & Stewart	0-7710-0813-9	C$22.95^?C$: Canadian dollar	324	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Gail Geltner
The Handmaid's Tale	1986-02-00	Margaret Atwood	Houghton Mifflin	0-395-40425-8	$16.95^?$: US dollar	311	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Fred Marcellino
The Handmaid's Tale	1986-03-00	Margaret Atwood	Jonathan Cape	0-224-02348-9	£9.95^?£: UK pound	324	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Fred Marcellino
The Handmaid's Tale	1986-06-00	Margaret Atwood	Houghton Mifflin / QPBC		$8.95^?$: US dollar	311	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Fred Marcellino
The Handmaid's Tale	1986-09-00	Margaret Atwood	Seal Books	0-7704-2115-6	C$4.95^?C$: Canadian dollar	293	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Fred Marcellino
The Handmaid's Tale	1987-02-00	Margaret Atwood	Fawcett Crest / Ballantine	0-449-21260-2	$4.95^?$: US dollar	395	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Fred Marcellino
The Handmaid's Tale	1987-04-00	Margaret Atwood	Fawcett Crest / Ballantine	0-449-21260-2	$4.95^?$: US dollar	395	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Fred Marcellino
The Handmaid's Tale	1987-06-00	Margaret Atwood	Virago	0-86068-866-6	£3.95^?£: UK pound	324	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Fred Marcellino
The Handmaid's Tale	1987-08-00	Margaret Atwood	Chivers Press	0-8161-4172-X	£10.95^?£: UK pound	456	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Handmaid's Tale	1989-12-00	Margaret Atwood	Fawcett Crest / Ballantine	0-449-21260-2	$5.95^?$: US dollar	395	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Surfacing / Life Before Man / The Handmaid's Tale	1990-00-00	Margaret Atwood	Quality Paperback Book Club				tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni
The Handmaid's Tale	1990-10-00	Margaret Atwood	Virago	1-85381-174-2	£3.99^?£: UK pound	324	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Jon Gardey
The Handmaid's Tale	1991-12-00	Margaret Atwood	Fawcett Crest / Ballantine	0-449-21260-2	$5.99^?$: US dollar	395	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Fred Marcellino
The Handmaid's Tale	1993-02-01	Margaret Atwood	William Heinemann (New Windmills)	0-435-12409-9		308	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Handmaid's Tale	1995-00-00	Margaret Atwood	Virago	0-86068-866-6	£6.99^?£: UK pound	324	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Handmaid's Tale	1996-00-00	Margaret Atwood	Vintage (UK)	0-09-974091-5	£6.95^?£: UK pound	324	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Fletcher Sibthorp
The Handmaid's Tale	1998-00-00	Margaret Atwood	Seal Books	0-7704-2820-7	$6.99^?$: US dollar	304	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Fred Marcellino
The Handmaid's Tale	1998-04-00	Margaret Atwood	Anchor Books	0-385-49081-X	$11.95^?$: US dollar	324	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Fred Marcellino
The Handmaid's Tale	2004-00-00	Margaret Atwood	Seal Books	0-7704-2820-7	C$11.99^?C$: Canadian dollar	304	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Handmaid's Tale	2004-09-00	Margaret Atwood	BTC Audio Books / Goose Lane Editions	0-86492-341-4	$19.95^?$: US dollar		audio CD^?Compact disc with standard audio tracks	novel
The Handmaid's Tale	2006-09-12	Margaret Atwood	McClelland & Stewart	0-7710-0874-0		368	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Handmaid's Tale	2006-10-17	Margaret Atwood	Alfred A. Knopf (Everyman's Library #301)	0-307-26460-2	$25.00^?$: US dollar	xxxiii+ 350	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Handmaid's Tale	2009-11-02	Margaret Atwood	Bloomsbury	978-1-4088-0295-3	£25.00^?£: UK pound	336	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Handmaid's Tale	2012-01-01	Margaret Atwood	Audible Studios (A List Collection)				digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel
The Handmaid's Tale	2012-05-15	Margaret Atwood	Vintage Digital (Vintage Classics)	978-1-4464-8547-7	£4.49^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Handmaid's Tale	2016-04-07	Margaret Atwood	Vintage (UK) (Vintage Future)	978-1-78487-096-6		336	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Handmaid's Tale	2016-08-04	Margaret Atwood	Vintage (UK) (Vintage Children's Classics)	978-1-78487-144-4	£8.99^?£: UK pound	479	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Eoin Ryan
The Handmaid's Tale	2017-00-00	Margaret Atwood	Vintage (UK)	978-1-78487-318-9	£8.99^?£: UK pound	324	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Handmaid's Tale	2017-00-00	Margaret Atwood	Emblem / McClelland & Stewart	978-0-7710-0879-5	C$17.95^?C$: Canadian dollar	358	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Handmaid's Tale	2017-04-18	Margaret Atwood	Anchor Books	978-0-525-43500-6	$15.95^?$: US dollar	xix+ 311	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Handmaid's Tale	2017-04-25	Margaret Atwood	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	978-1-328-87994-3	$22.00^?$: US dollar	311	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Patrik Svensson
The Handmaid's Tale	2017-05-24	Margaret Atwood	Thorndike Press	978-1-4328-3847-8	$30.99^?$: US dollar		hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Fred Marcellino
The Handmaid's Tale	2017-10-05	Margaret Atwood	Vintage (UK)	978-1-78470-823-8	£14.99^?£: UK pound	336	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Noma Bar
The Handmaid's Tale	2018-03-01	Margaret Atwood	Vintage (UK)	978-0-09-974091-9	£9.99^?£: UK pound	320	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Noma Bar
The Handmaid's Tale	2019-04-30	Margaret Atwood	Penguin Audio	978-1-4735-6092-5	$34.90^?$: US dollar		digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel
The Handmaid's Tale	2019-05-28	Margaret Atwood	Anchor Books (Barnes & Noble Exclusive Edition)	978-1-984899-66-8	$15.95^?$: US dollar	336	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Noma Bar
The Handmaid's Tale	2019-10-15	Margaret Atwood	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	978-0-358-34629-6	$25.00^?$: US dollar	311	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Handmaid's Tale	2023-11-21	Margaret Atwood	Harper Large Print	978-0-06-334762-5	$30.00^?$: US dollar	448	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Handmaid's Tale	2024-04-04	Margaret Atwood	Vintage (UK) (Vintage Quarterbound Classics)	978-1-78487-967-9	£16.99^?£: UK pound	336	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Handmaid's Tale	date unknown	Margaret Atwood	Anchor Books	0-385-49081-X	$13.95^?$: US dollar	311	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Noma Bar
The Handmaid's Tale	date unknown	Margaret Atwood	Anchor Books	0-385-49081-X	$14.95^?$: US dollar	324	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Noma Bar
The Handmaid's Tale	date unknown	Margaret Atwood	Vintage (UK)	0-09-974091-5	£6.99^?£: UK pound	324	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Fletcher Sibthorp
The Handmaid's Tale	date unknown	Margaret Atwood	Anchor Books	978-0-385-49081-8	$15.95^?$: US dollar	311	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Fred Marcellino
The Handmaid's Tale	date unknown	Margaret Atwood	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	978-1-328-87994-3	$22.00^?$: US dollar	311	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Patrik Svensson
The Handmaid's Tale	date unknown	Margaret Atwood	Vintage (UK)	978-0-09-974091-9	£8.99^?£: UK pound	324	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Florence Boyd
The Handmaid's Tale	date unknown	Margaret Atwood	Anchor Books	978-0-385-49081-8	$15.95^?$: US dollar	xix+ 311	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Noma Bar
The Handmaid's Tale	date unknown	Margaret Atwood	Audible Studios		$21.70^?$: US dollar		digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel	Fred Marcellino
The Handmaid's Tale	date unknown	Margaret Atwood	Anchor Books	978-0-385-49081-8	$15.00^?$: US dollar	311	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Fred Marcellino

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Reviews

Review by Faren Miller (1986) in Locus, #303 April 1986
Review by Paul Kincaid (1986) in Vector 133
Review by Neil Barron (1986) in Fantasy Review, September 1986
Review by Peter Brigg (1986) in Foundation, #36 Summer 1986
Review by Brian Stableford (1987) in Foundation, #39 Spring 1987
Review by Doug Fratz (1987) in Thrust, #28, Fall 1987
Review [Serbian] by Dragan Antulov (1990) in Alef, #20
Review by James Schellenberg (1999) in Challenging Destiny, November 1999
Review [Spanish] by
Julián Díez^?Julian Diez
(2001) in Las 100 mejores novelas de ciencia ficción del siglo XX
Review by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo (2012) in Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 , reprinted in:
Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 (2012)
Review [German] by Denis Scheck (2019) in Schecks Kanon: Die 100 wichtigsten Werke der Weltliteratur von "Krieg und Frieden" bis "Tim und Struppi"
Review [German] by Gregor Honsel (2023) in MIT Technology Review, 1/2023

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