你知道使女的故事這本震撼全球的小說是怎麼誕生的嗎?作者瑪格麗特愛特伍在一九三九年出生於加拿大,從小在森林中長大,六歲開始寫詩。一九八五年,她出版了使女的故事,描繪一個女性淪為生育工具的恐怖未來。這本書不只是科幻小說,更是對現實的警告。書中的每一個情節,都曾在歷史上真實發生過。愛特伍兩度獲得布克獎,作品被翻譯成四十多種語言,全球銷售超過八百萬冊。她的紅袍使女成為女性抗議的象徵,在世界各地的遊行中都能看見。今天,八十多歲的愛特伍依然在寫作,依然為女性權利發聲。她用一生證明:文字可以改變世界,一支筆可以比刀劍更有力量。這集節目帶你認識這位文學巨擘的傳奇人生,看她如何用文字預言未來,又如何用作品喚醒世人。
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Do you know how The Handmaid's Tale, the novel that shocked the world, was born? Author Margaret Atwood was born in Canada in 1939 and grew up in forests, writing poetry from age six. In 1985, she published The Handmaid's Tale, depicting a terrifying future where women became reproductive tools. This book was not just science fiction but a warning about reality. Every plot element in the book had actually happened in history. Atwood won the Booker Prize twice, her works have been translated into over forty languages, with global sales exceeding eight million copies. Her red-robed handmaids became symbols of female protest, visible in demonstrations worldwide. Today, Atwood in her eighties still writes and speaks out for women's rights. She proved with her life that words can change the world and a pen can be more powerful than swords. This episode introduces you to the legendary life of this literary giant, showing how she prophesied the future with words and awakened the world with her works.
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瑪格麗特愛特伍, Margaret Atwood, 使女的故事, The Handmaid's Tale, 女性主義文學, 反烏托邦小說, 布克獎, 加拿大文學, 女性作家, 文學巨擘, 極權主義, 環境文學, 科幻小說, 詩人, 社會批判, 文學獎項, 暢銷作家, 女性權利, 當代文學, 經典小說