Hag-Seed: The Tempest Retold. First Printing. Signed by Author

Atwood, Margaret

ISBN 10: 0345809262 / ISBN 13: 9780345809261

Published by London. Hogarth/Vintage/Random House, 2016

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London. Hogarth/Vintage/Random House. 2016. Hard Cover. First Edition/First Printing (1 in number line on copyright page). Medium 8vo 9½" x 6 [24cm x 15cm] approx. 289 pp. Black boards with bold silver titles to the spine. Attractive decorative endpapers with artwork by Vladimir Zimakov. Illustrated unclipped jacket. Book and jacket are new. Flat signed by the author without dedication to the title page. This imprint of Vintage was founded in 2012 to continue the tradition established by the Woolfs in The Hogarth Press. The Hogarth Shakespeare showcases interpretations of his work by acclaimed authors. Atwood's novel take on The Tempest, Shakespeare's play of enchantment, revenge and second chances leads us on an illusion-ridden journey filled with new surprises and wonders of its own. The jacket will be covered with an inert archival protective sleeve which is removable. Please contact us if you would like any more information or additional photographs. Postage price quoted outside the UK are for a book up to 1kg using UPS mail with tracking. Book(s) above this weight may incur a surcharge. For books sent within the UK, there will be no extra charge for books up to 2kg and are sent by Royal Mail. Postage quoted in the UK is the actual cost (£2.85). All books are sent in protective packing and custom book box. If your book is intended as a gift, please let us know and we will gift wrap it free of charge with a card and any message.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hag-Seed: The Tempest Retold. First Printing. Signed by Author
• Publisher: London. Hogarth/Vintage/Random House
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0345809262
• ISBN 13: 9780345809261
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Our greatest literary innovator and beloved novelist has reimagined Shakespeare's final, great play of magic and illusion. Entertaining, gripping, emotionally rich and wise, Hag-Seed is an homage to a master, positioned for the fall celebrations of the 400th anniversary of the Bard's death.

"It's got a thunderstorm in it. And revenge. Definitely revenge."

Felix is at the top of his game as Artistic Director of the Makeshiweg Theatre Festival. His productions have amazed and confounded. Now he's staging a Tempest like no other: not only will it boost his reputation, it will 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 brewing revenge.

After twelve years, revenge finally arrives in the shape of a theatre course at a nearby prison. Here, Felix and his motley crew of inmate actors will put on his Tempest, and snare the traitors who destroyed him. But will it remake Felix as his enemies fall?

Margaret Atwood's novel take on Shakespeare's play of enchantment, revenge and second chances leads us on an illusion-ridden journey filled with new surprises and wonders of its own.

About the Author

MARGARET 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 The Handmaid's Tale, her novels include Cat's Eye, short-listed for the 1989 Booker Prize; Alias Grace, which won the Giller Prize in Canada and the Premio Mondello in Italy; The Blind Assassin, winner of the 2000 Booker Prize; Oryx and Crake, short-listed for the 2003 Man Booker Prize; The Year of the Flood; and her most recent, MaddAddam. She is the recipient of the Los Angeles Times Innovator's Award, and lives in Toronto with the writer Graeme Gibson.