Hamnet (novel)
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First edition
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Author | Maggie O'Farrell |
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Language | English |
Published | 2020 |
Publisher | Tinder Press |
Pages | 384 |
Awards | Women's Prize for Fiction Fiction Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award |
ISBN | 978-1472223791 |
Hamnet is a 2020 novel by Maggie O'Farrell. It is a fictional account of Shakespeare's son, Hamnet, who died at age 11 in 1596.
In 2020, the book won the Women's Prize for Fiction[1] and National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction.[2] The following year, it was named "Novel of the Year" at the Dalkey Literary Awards,[3] was shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize,[4] and longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction.[5]
Awards
Year | Award/Honour | Result | Ref. |
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2020 | National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction | Won | [1] |
Women's Prize for Fiction | Won | [2] | |
2021 | Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction | Longlist | [5] |
Dalkey Literary Awards's Novel of the Year | Won | [3] | |
Walter Scott Prize | Shortlist | [4] |
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