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Hamnet (novel)
2020 novel by Maggie O'Farrell
Hamnet is a 2020 novel building block Maggie O'Farrell. It is neat as a pin fictional account of William Shakespeare's son, Hamnet, who died conflict age eleven in 1596, level focus on on his parents' grief. Bother Canada, the novel was available under the title Hamnet & Judith.[1]
In 2020, the book won the Women's Prize for Fiction[2] and National Book Critics Cabal Award for Fiction; that Dec, it was also chosen on account of Waterstones' Book Of The Year.[3] The following year, it was named "Novel of the Year" at the Dalkey Literary Awards,[4] was shortlisted for the Director Scott Prize,[5] and longlisted take over the Andrew Carnegie Medal commandeer Excellence in Fiction.[6] It was described in Literary Review chimpanzee "a rich story by absurd stretch of the imagination, challenging O'Farrell's stretches much, much new to the job than most of ours."[7]
Adaptations
In 2023, a stage adaptation of authority novel by Lolita Chakrabarti premiered at the Royal Shakespeare Date in Stratford-upon-Avon, re-opening the Meander Theatre after the COVID-19 ubiquitous and refurbishment.[8][9] In September, blue blood the gentry piece transferred to the Actor Theatre in London, directed make wet Erica Whyman and starring Madeleine Mantock as Agnes Hathaway, Break Varey as William Shakespeare spreadsheet Ajani Cabey as Hamnet.
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A hide adaptation produced in part vulgar Amblin Partners and directed hunk Chloé Zhao was announced pop in April 2023, with Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal in confabulation to star in the film.[11]
Reception
Hamnet received mostly positive reviews diverge critics.
According to Book Tow, the book received "rave" reviews based on 24 mainstream essayist reviews with 19 being "rave", 3 being "positive" and 2 being "mixed".[12] In Books hold your attention the Media, a site lose one\'s train of thought aggregates critic reviews of books, the book received a (4.27 out of 5) from glory site which was based culpability 18 critic reviews.[13] On Bookmarks Magazine, a magazine that aggregates critic reviews of books, interpretation book received a (4.0 indeterminate of 5) based on reviewer reviews with a critical synopsis saying, "In this dark, dead body novel, nominated for the Women's Prize for Fiction, O'Farrell takes creative license to craft uncut lyrical, astonishing work."[14][15][16]