Hag-Seed: William Shakespeare's The Tempest Retold: A Novel

Hag-Seed: William Shakespeare's The Tempest Retold: A Novel (Hogarth Shakespeare)

NEW YORK TIMESÂ BESTSELLER â€¢ The beloved author ofÂ The Handmaidâ€™s TaleÂ reimagines Shakespeareâ€™s final, great play,Â The Tempest,Â in a gripping and emotionally rich novel of passion and revenge.
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â€œA marvel of gorgeous yet economical prose, in the service of a story thatâ€™s utterly heartbreaking yet pierced by humor, with a plot that retains considerable subtlety even as the originalâ€™s back story falls neatly into place.â€â€”The New York Times Book Review
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Felix is at the top of his game as artistic director of the Makeshiweg Theatre Festival. Now heâ€™s staging aTempestÂ like no other: not only will it boost his reputation, but it will also heal emotional wounds. Or that was the plan. Instead, after an act of unforeseen treachery, Felix is living in exile in a backwoods hovel, haunted by memories of his beloved lost daughter, Miranda. And also brewing revenge, which, after twelve years, arrives in the shape of a theatre course at a nearby prison.
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Margaret Atwoodâ€™s novel take on Shakespeareâ€™s play of enchantment, retribution, and second chances leads us on an interactive, illusion-ridden journey filled with new surprises and wonders of its own.
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Praise forÂ Hag-SeedÂ
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â€œWhat makes the book thrilling, and hugely pleasurable, is how closely Atwood hews to Shakespeare even as she casts her own potent charms, rap-composition included. . . . Part Shakespeare, part Atwood,Â Hag-SeedÂ is a most delicate monsterâ€”and thatâ€™s â€˜delicateâ€™ in the 17th-century sense. Itâ€™s delightful.â€â€”Boston Globe
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â€œAtwood has designed an ingenious doubling of the plot ofÂ The Tempest: Felix, the usurped director, finds himself cast by circumstances as a real-life version of Prospero, the usurped Duke. If you know the play well, these echoes grow stronger when Felix decides to exact his revenge by conjuring up a new version ofÂ The TempestÂ designed to overwhelm his enemies.â€â€”Washington PostÂ
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â€œA funny and heartwarming tale of revenge and redemption . . .Â Hag-SeedÂ is a remarkable contribution to the canon.â€â€”Bustle
Country USA
Brand Hogarth
Manufacturer Hogarth
Binding Paperback
Color Cream
ReleaseDate 2017-05-16
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780804141314

Country	USA
Brand	Hogarth
Manufacturer	Hogarth
Binding	Paperback
Color	Cream
ReleaseDate	2017-05-16
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780804141314

Hag-Seed: William Shakespeare's The Tempest Retold: A Novel (Hogarth Shakespeare)

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