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\"The Handmaid’s Tale\" has become increasingly popular in recent years, selling eight million copies in English since it was published.

A Hulu miniseries on the novel was released in 2017.

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The show, which stars Elisabeth Moss and Joseph Fiennes, has been nominated for 18 Emmy Awards and won six during its first two seasons. A third season was recently confirmed.

Atwood clarified on her website that the new novel \"is not connected to the television adaptation of 'The Handmaid’s Tale.'\"

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