The Handmaid's Tale Novel by Margaret Atwoodpremium off white cream pages Stitched binding Matte cover local premium copy Language English Dimensions 5. 5 x 8. 26 inches Genre speculative fiction, dystopian literature, and feminist literature. 328 pages summary Set in the near future in the Republic of Gilead, a theocratic and totalitarian society that was once part of the United States, "The Handmaid's Tale" follows the life of Offred, a woman who has been reduced to the role of a "Handmaid."