{"product_id":"hag-seed-william-shakespeares-the-tempest-retold-a-novel-9780804141314","title":"Hag-Seed: William Shakespeare's the Tempest Retold: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - The beloved author of \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e reimagines Shakespeare's final, great play, \u003ci\u003eThe Tempest, \u003c\/i\u003ein a gripping and emotionally rich novel of passion and revenge.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A marvel of gorgeous yet economical prose, in the service of a story that's utterly heartbreaking yet pierced by humor, with a plot that retains considerable subtlety even as the original's back story falls neatly into place.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFelix is at the top of his game as artistic director of the Makeshiweg Theatre Festival. Now he's staging a\u003ci\u003eTempest\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMargaret Atwood's novel take on Shakespeare'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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eHag-Seed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"What 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, \u003ci\u003eHag-Seed\u003c\/i\u003e is a most delicate monster--and that's 'delicate' in the 17th-century sense. It's delightful.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Atwood has designed an ingenious doubling of the plot of \u003ci\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/i\u003e 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 of \u003ci\u003eThe Tempest \u003c\/i\u003edesigned to overwhelm his enemies.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A funny and heartwarming tale of revenge and redemption . . . \u003ci\u003eHag-Seed\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable contribution to the canon.\u003cb\u003e\"--Bustle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-8878008\"\u003eMargaret Atwood\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hogarth Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804141314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804141312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC044000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC016000\"\u003eHumorous | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMARGARET ATWOOD, whose work has been published in thirty-five countries, is the author of more than forty books of fiction, poetry, and critical essays. In addition to \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, her novels include \u003ci\u003eCat's Eye\u003c\/i\u003e, short-listed for the 1989 Booker Prize; \u003ci\u003eAlias Grace\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Giller Prize in Canada and the Premio Mondello in Italy; \u003ci\u003eThe Blind Assassin\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2000 Booker Prize; \u003ci\u003eOryx and Crake\u003c\/i\u003e, short-listed for the 2003 Man Booker Prize; \u003ci\u003eThe Year of the Flood\u003c\/i\u003e; and her most recent, \u003ci\u003eMaddAddam.\u003c\/i\u003eShe is the recipient of the Los Angeles Times Innovator's Award, and lives in Toronto with the writer Graeme Gibson.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hogarth Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42704550330605,"sku":"9780804141314","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_e94b6dd3-57c5-49d9-a5bb-595eaf2dc264.jpg?v=1649999681","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/hag-seed-william-shakespeares-the-tempest-retold-a-novel-9780804141314","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}