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Handmaid's Tale

Handmaid's Tale by emcguire

added Dec 29th 2008
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Book cover for The Handmaid's Tale

Digital
Part of my thesis on Dystopian Literature
2008 Society of Illustrators

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  • reader1

  • reader1

    Mar 30, 2010

    I love this image but have a question.  Unlike the other covers I've seen, this one corresponds to Berger's ideas in Ways of Seeing.  It's as if the figure is aware of being watched.  Was this deliberate?

    • emcguire

    • emcguire

      Jun 05, 2010

      Hmm, I'm not familiar with Berger, so it must have been a coincidence. In the first part of Handmaid's Tale, she talks about how oppressive her room is, so this was just my take on that.

  • aoigetsu

  • aoigetsu

    Dec 30, 2008

    One of the best books I've read.

    This picture is lovely. The textures are well integrated.