For God and Gilead
Margaret Atwood was surprised when a composer suggested making an opera of The Handmaid's Tale, her dystopian vision of America under a theocracy. Now she's dazzled by the work's power and prescience

Some years ago, I received a curious letter. It informed me that Poul Ruders, a young Danish composer, wanted to make my novel The Handmaid's Tale into an opera. I was surprised. Actually I thought: "This person is mad." I had a brief, nightmarish vision of a line of high-kicking Handmaids revealing their beige, utilitarian undergarments while singing some variation of The Anvil Chorus. But since I was travelling to Denmark around that time, I agreed to meet with Poul Ruders and hear his case.
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I recommend Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale". It might be a bit much to say that her story is coming true but it sure is prescient.