Witch Seed

As part of the “Shakespeare Again” series launched for the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death, Witchseed is an extraordinary novel by Margaret Atwood that builds with a mischievous irony on the relationship between art and life; imitation and recreation; and the interpretive power of Shakespeare and art that transcends the ages.

Shakespeare among the mob!

Theater director Felix, who is preparing to stage Shakespeare’s play The Tempest, has his job taken away from him by a conspiracy arranged by his assistant Tony. Years later, while Felix is isolated with dreams of his long-dead daughter Miranda, the “Tempest” he has been waiting for arrives with a job advertisement. Felix applies as an instructor to the “Literacy Through Literature” program organized for the inmates at Fletcher Prison. The prison theater, consisting of thieves, pickpockets, and swindlers, is now ready to welcome the bureaucrats, including the conspirator Tony. The hour of revenge has come not only for

Shakespeare’s Prospero, but also for the theater director Felix and the mob behind bars. Shakespeare’s noble verses have turned into an insolent rebellion in the language of the mob, and the inmates have created their own “Tempest.”

(From the Promotion Bulletin)

Dough Type : 2. Pulp

Number of Pages : 328

Dimensions : 13.5 x 19.5

First Printing Year : 2017

Number of Printing : 1st Edition

Media Type : Paperback