Claim: The Handmaid's Tale is a 1985 dystopian novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood which was later adapted into a show.
Evidence: The Handmaid 's Tale is a 1985 dystopian novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood.
The book has been adapted into a film -LRB- 1990 -RRB- , an opera -LRB- 2000 -RRB- , a TV series -LRB- 2017 -RRB- , and other media.