The sequel to Margaret Atwood in Handmaid's Tale, a victory trick for the famous writer

"If it's a story I'm telling," said Margaret Atwood's protagonist in The servant's tale "So, I have control of the end." On Wednesday, Atwood revealed on Twitter that she was currently writing a sequel to her famous dystopian novel of 1985. The book, Wills, takes place 15 years after the final scene of The servant's tale and its release is scheduled for September 10, 2019.

Sure to be a boon for the publisher McClelland & Stewart, Wills represents a victory tour for Atwood, an already acclaimed Canadian writer who gained international fame a year ago when the novel was adapted to become an Emmy Award-winning series. Now, with this sequel, The servant's tale has reached franchise status. Atwood, 79, spends his time cashing checks and earning rewards, while continuing to keep pace with the average typewriter. In short, these days are among the most memorable for the long-time Queen CanLit.

The servant's tale won the Governor General's Award in 1985, the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1987, and was selected for the Booker Prize in 1986. More than eight million copies were sold worldwide in English. Located in the near future, the book describes a ruthlessly patriarchal society in which "maids" are forced to produce children for barren members of the ruling clbad. The novel is particularly relevant in today's world of misogyny, where the mind-lock mentality is irreproachable and reproductive rights in the United States are subject to debate.

In 2017, the small screen adaptation of The servant's tale with Elisabeth Moss and Joseph Fiennes on display in Canada and the United States on Hulu. He has since been nominated for 18 Emmys, winning six wins in two seasons. A third season is currently in production. The novel also spent 88 weeks back on the New York Times bestseller list.

At the end of 2013, Atwood, who had studied at Radcliffe, reached an extreme (and unexpected) intensity level by performing on stage with one of the country's most respected rock bands. "Hit him, Sadies," the author joked, before offering a poem inspired by scary psychedelia in Toronto's popular annual literary and literary series, The Basement Revue.

Since then, Atwood is responsible for a collection of short stories (2014 Stone mattress), a libretto (chamber opera of 2014 Pauline), a graphic novel (2016 The complete angel Catbird) and two novels (2015 The heart goes last and 2016 Hag-Seed). Last year, Sarah Polley's mini-series adaptation of Atwood's 1996 historical fiction films Alias ​​Grace broadcast on CBC television.

To top it off, the hit version of the television The servant's tale trigger a craze for halloween costumes.

The story of The servant's tale takes place in the aftermath of a civil war that culminates in an America led by the totalitarian government "Gilead". The next follow-up, Wills, must be told by three female characters. It is not related to television adaptation of The servant's tale.

In a statement released on Wednesday, Penguin Random House Canada CEO Kristin Cochrane congratulated the esteemed author: The servant's tale reminded us that Margaret Atwood is one of the most important writers and thinkers of our time. "

Atwood herself offered a shredder quote regarding Wills to his "dear readers," declaring in a statement that "everything you've ever asked me about Gilead and its inner workings is the inspiration for this book. Well, almost everything! The other inspiration is the world we live in. "

In terms of pop literary culture, it seems that the world we live in belongs to Atwood, a superstar enjoying a well deserved moment. Bonnets to the author, writing his own ticket.