{"product_id":"hag-seed-william-shakespeares-the-tempest-retold-a-novel-paperback","title":"Hag-Seed: William Shakespeare's the Tempest Retold: A Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMargaret Atwood\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMARGARET ATWOOD is the author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry, critical essays, and graphic novels. In addition to \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, now an award-winning TV series, her novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Testaments\u003c\/i\u003e, which was the winner of the 2019 Booker Prize; \u003ci\u003eCat's Eye\u003c\/i\u003e, short-listed for the 1989 Booker Prize; \u003ci\u003eAlias Grace\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Scotiabank Giller Prize in Canada and the Premio Mondello in Italy; \u003ci\u003eThe Blind Assassin\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2000 Booker Prize; The \u003ci\u003eMaddAddam \u003c\/i\u003eTrilogy; \u003ci\u003eThe Heart Goes Last\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eHag-Seed. \u003c\/i\u003eShe is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, the Franz Kafka International Literary Prize, the PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Award, and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Innovator's Award. In 2019, she was made a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour for services to literature. She lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 16, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44304526737510,"sku":"9780804141314","price":25.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/aHNyekN0cWRKUTZzU1VSU2M3TGFIdz09.webp?v=1767606944","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/hag-seed-william-shakespeares-the-tempest-retold-a-novel-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}