Hag-Seed - the Tempest Retold

New York: Hogarth Shakespeare, 2016. 1st. hardback. Very good, 1st edition, 1st printing; unclipped d/j (fair, bumping on spine and grubby label residue on back); light blue boards and black spine titling clean; text block firm; pages unmarked.. 8vo: crown (200 x 140 / 8"" x 5_""). reimagines Shakespeare's final, great play, The Tempest, in a gripping and emotionally rich novel of passion and revenge.""A marvel of gorgeous yet economical prose, in the service of a story that's utterly heartbreaking yet pierced by humor, with a plot that retains considerable subtlety even as the original's back story falls neatly into place.""--The New York Times Book ReviewFelix is at the top of his game as artistic director of the Makeshiweg Theatre Festival. Now he's staging aTempest like no other: not only will it boost his reputation, but it will also 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 also brewing revenge, which, after twelve years, arrives in the shape of a theatre course at a nearby prison.Margaret Atwood's novel take on Shakespeare's play of enchantment, retribution, and second chances leads us on an interactive, illusion-ridden journey filled with new surprises and wonders of its own.