Synopsis
Margaret Atwood tells Ernie Rea about the role of faith in her seminal novel and how her fiction, written nearly 40 years ago, resonates in a post-Roe v Wade world. Panellists also discuss the role of religion in Atwood's Gilead, why her vision has struck a chord today and its influence on culture and politics.
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Talking Books | Atwood on ''The Handmaid's Tale''
Margaret Atwood discusses the reality of The Handmaid's Tale in modern life, the influences she drew from and why it has become such an important novel of our times.
Simon Schama Meets | Governmental procreation
Margaret Atwood cites Romania and Nazi Germany who, like ''The Handmaid's Tale'', have been historically inclined to enforce particular procreation of certain groups or peoples.