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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| novel "Hamnet" by Maggie O'Farrell canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: novel "Hamnet" by Maggie O'Farrell Context triple: [Hamnet Shakespeare, subjectOf, novel "Hamnet" by Maggie O'Farrell]
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Target entity: novel "Hamnet" by Maggie O'Farrell Target entity description: "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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A.
The Miniaturist
The Miniaturist is a British period drama television series adapted from Jessie Burton’s novel, set in 17th-century Amsterdam and centered on a mysterious miniature replica of a merchant’s house.
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B.
The Crimson Petal and the White
The Crimson Petal and the White is a British television miniseries adaptation of Michel Faber’s Victorian-set novel, following a young prostitute’s struggle for power and escape from poverty in 1870s London.
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C.
The Devil’s Backbone
The Devil’s Backbone is a 2001 Spanish gothic horror film directed by Guillermo del Toro that blends ghost story elements with the trauma of the Spanish Civil War.
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D.
A Pale View of Hills
A Pale View of Hills is Kazuo Ishiguro’s debut novel, a haunting, introspective work that explores memory, loss, and postwar Japanese identity through the fragmented recollections of a woman living in England.
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E.
The Lovely Bones
The Lovely Bones is a 2009 supernatural drama film, directed by Peter Jackson and based on Alice Sebold’s novel, that follows a murdered girl watching over her family and killer from the afterlife.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptation | stage adaptation by the Royal Shakespeare Company ⓘ |
| author | Maggie O'Farrell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award | Women's Prize for Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 2020 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| explores | possible connection between Hamnet's death and the play Hamlet ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationAnnounced | true ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationProducer | Sam Mendes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
death of Hamnet Shakespeare
ⓘ
grief within Shakespeare's family ⓘ life of William Shakespeare's son Hamnet ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical fiction
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historical fiction ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | historical figure Hamnet Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISBN | 978-1472223791 ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Agnes Hathaway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hamnet Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| market | adult fiction ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
centering Agnes (Anne) Hathaway as a complex protagonist
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reimagining Shakespeare's family life ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | 320 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2020 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Knopf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tinder Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Hamlet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late 16th century ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Stratford-upon-Avon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortlistedFor |
National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction
NERFINISHED
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Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ Waterstones Book of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stagePremierePlace | Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stagePremiereYear | 2023 ⓘ |
| structure | nonlinear timeline ⓘ |
| theme |
art and creativity
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family relationships ⓘ grief ⓘ loss ⓘ love ⓘ marriage ⓘ parenthood ⓘ |
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Subject: novel "Hamnet" by Maggie O'Farrell Description of subject: "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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