Shakespeare’s Pericles is transformed by Mark Haddon into a vivid, breathtaking adventure that zooms between antiquity and the present day. A motherless girl grows up in isolated luxury, hidden from the world by her wealthy father. She believes their life together is normal – but as time passes, she has a growing sense that something between them is very wrong.She cannot escape, so she seeks solace in her books. Her favourite tales are those that conjure ancient worlds – of angry gods and heroic mortals, one of whom will some day come to her rescue.Soon, she will forget where the page ends and her mind begins.‘Just downright brilliant... a transcendent, transporting experience’ Observer‘A full-throttle blast of storytelling mastery’ Max PorterSHAKESPEARE RETOLD: Time travel. Zombies. Power-hungry media moguls. This is Shakespeare as you’ve never seen him before: nine iconic plays transformed by the best novelists of our time, with covers by Michael Craig-Martin.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2026-03-05
- Mått129 x 198 x 35 mm
- Vikt500 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieShakespeare Retold
- Antal sidor336
- FörlagVintage Publishing
- ISBN9781529979701
- UtmärkelserShort-listed for The Goldsmiths Prize 2019 (UK)