| − | '''The Handmaid's Tale''' is a dystopian novel by Margaret Atwood set in the near future in which an oppressive authoritarian government, a combination of Christian Reconstructionism and radical feminism, has achieved ascendancy over the [[United States of America]]. It was made into a movie in 1990. | + | '''The Handmaid's Tale''' is a dystopian novel by Margaret Atwood set in the near future in which an oppressive authoritarian government, a combination of theocracy and radical feminism, has achieved ascendancy over the [[United States of America]]. It was made into a movie in 1990. |