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Margaret Atwood Discussing the Handmaid’s Tale in 1986 (studsterkel.wfmt.com)
4 points by luketheobscure 2404 days ago
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> Margaret Atwood discusses her book "The Handmaid's Tale" and the real life and biblical events that inspired it.

I'm assuming the 'real life events' are simply the Middle East?