Margaret Atwood
1939– · Canadian (Ottawa) · 20th-21st Century
Known for: Wrote The Handmaid's Tale — the novel that became real life's most terrifying mirror
Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale (1985) imagined a totalitarian America where women are enslaved as breeders. It became a Hulu series and a protest symbol after 2016. She's written 50+ books spanning dystopia, realism, poetry, and criticism.
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