Margaret Atwood on What ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Means in the Age of Trump

Sun, 22 Jul 2018 21:33:53 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/10/books/review/margaret-atwood-handmaids-tale-age-of-trump.html>

"Having been born in 1939 and come to consciousness during World War II,
I knew that established orders could vanish overnight. Change could also
be as fast as lightning. “It can’t happen here” could not be depended
on: Anything could happen anywhere, given the circumstances."

Via Able Lawrence.

Cheers,
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