novel "Hamnet" by Maggie O'Farrell

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"Hamnet" is a historical novel by Maggie O'Farrell that imaginatively reconstructs the short life and death of William Shakespeare’s son and explores the profound impact of his loss on the playwright’s family.

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instanceOf novel
adaptation stage adaptation by the Royal Shakespeare Company
author Maggie O'Farrell
award Women's Prize for Fiction
awardYear 2020
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
criticalReception widely acclaimed
explores possible connection between Hamnet's death and the play Hamlet
filmAdaptationAnnounced true
filmAdaptationProducer Sam Mendes
focusesOn death of Hamnet Shakespeare
grief within Shakespeare's family
life of William Shakespeare's son Hamnet
genre biographical fiction
historical fiction
inspiredBy historical figure Hamnet Shakespeare
linked to: Hamnet Shakespeare
ISBN 978-1472223791
mainCharacter Agnes Hathaway
Hamnet Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
market adult fiction
narrativePerspective third-person
notableFor centering Agnes (Anne) Hathaway as a complex protagonist
reimagining Shakespeare's family life
originalLanguage English
pageCount 320
publicationYear 2020
publisher Knopf
linked to: Alfred A. Knopf

Tinder Press
relatedWork Hamlet
settingPeriod late 16th century
settingPlace Stratford-upon-Avon
linked to: Stratford-on-Avon
shortlistedFor National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction
Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction
linked to: Walter Scott Prize

Waterstones Book of the Year
stagePremierePlace Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
stagePremiereYear 2023
structure nonlinear timeline
theme art and creativity
family relationships
grief
loss
love
marriage
parenthood

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Hamnet Shakespeare subjectOf novel "Hamnet" by Maggie O'Farrell