Hamnet

Hamnet

Published

March 2020

Publishers

UK
Tinder Press
US
Knopf
Arabic World
Dar Athar
Brazil
Intrinseca
Bulgaria
Amat-Ah
Canada
Knopf
Catalan
L'Altra
China
People’s Literature Publishing House
Croatia
Profil
Czech Republic
Argo
Denmark
Alpha
Estonia
Eesti Raamat
Finland
Schildts & Soderstrom
France
Editions Belfond
Georgia
Karchkhadze
Germany
Piper
Greece
Psichogios
Hungary
Europa
Italy
Ugo Guanda
Japan
Shinchosa
Korea
Munhakdongne
Lithuania
Baltos Lankos
Macedonia
Ars Lamina
Norway
Gursli Berg
Poland
Papierowy Ksiezy
Portugal
Relogio d'Agua
Romania
Pandora
Russia
Eksmo
Serbia
Laguna
Slovakia
Tatran
Spain
Libros del Asteroide
Sweden
Sekwa
Taiwan
Thinkingdom
The Netherlands
Nijgh & van Ditmar
Turkey
Domingo
Ukraine
Vivat
WINNER OF THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2020

WINNER OF THE WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020

WINNER OF THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS' CHOICE AWARD 2020

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD 2020

FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE 2021 BRITISH BOOK AWARDS

 

Hamnet is a novel inspired by the son of a famous playwright. It is a story of the bond between twins, and of a marriage pushed to the brink by grief. It is also the story of a kestrel and its mistress, a flea that boards a ship in Alexandria, and a glovemaker's son who flouts convention in pursuit of the woman he loves. Above all, it is a tender and unforgettable reimagining of a boy whose life has been all but forgotten, but whose name was given to one of the most celebrated plays ever written.

 

Praise for Maggie O’Farrell:

Maggie O’Farrell manoeuvres her characters with a conjuror’s sleight of hand… a deft and compelling chronicler of human relationships.
Guardian

What lifts her work into a different realm is her astute observation and characters so gut-wrenchingly real that you sometimes want to take them in your arms.
The Sunday Times

Few contemporary writers equal Maggie O’Farrell’s gift for combining intricate, engrossing plots with full-bodied characterizations.
Washington Post