![]() ![]() In 2021, the book was pulled by schools in Texas and Kansas. Atwood remembers a 2006 effort in one Texas high school district when the superintendent called her book "sexually explicit and offensive to Christians," which ended when students successfully fought back. 'The Handmaid's Tale' has never been burned, as far as Atwood knows, but has often been subjected to bans or attempted bans. She was a teenager in the 1950s, when Ray Bradbury's 'Fahrenheit 451' was published, and holds vivid memories of the novel's futuristic setting, in which books are reduced to ashes. ![]() Atwood told the AP that she was immediately interested in the special edition, and in making the video. It is designed to protect this vital story and stand as a powerful symbol against censorship," it added. "Printed and bound using fireproof materials, this edition of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale was made to be completely un-burnable. ![]()
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