Hag-Seed
Hag-Seed is a novel by Margaret Atwood published in October 2016.[1] A modern retelling of William Shakespeare's The Tempest,[2] the novel centres on a theatre director named Felix who is exiled to teaching in a prison after losing his job with Makeshiweg Theatre, and begins to plot his revenge against those who wronged him.[1]
The novel was commissioned by Random House as part of its Hogarth Shakespeare series of retellings of Shakespeare plays.[2] Other authors participating in the series include Howard Jacobson, Anne Tyler, Jeanette Winterson, Tracy Chevalier, Jo Nesbø, Gillian Flynn and Edward St Aubyn.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Cover and title revealed for Margaret Atwood's modern retelling of The Tempest". CBC Books, February 25, 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Margaret Atwood reveals title and jacket for Hag-Seed". The Bookseller, February 22, 2016.
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