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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Christopher Moore , Euan MortonPublisher: HarperCollins Imprint: HarperCollins Dimensions: Width: 13.70cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 17.00cm Weight: 0.068kg ISBN: 9781094157351ISBN 10: 109415735 Publication Date: 12 May 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsMoore's trademark humor is on full display with his cast of strangely lovable characters. This is Shakespeare with an edge and will not only appeal to Moore's fans but garner new ones. -- Library Journal (starred review) A remarkable amount of this madness can already be found in Shakespeare's play. Moore's contribution is to amp up the couplings, bawdy language, violence, and metatextual analogies...A kicky, kinky, wildly inventive twenty-first-century mashup with franker language and a higher body count than Hamlet. -- Kirkus Reviews ""A hilariously noir tale of love, magic and murder."" -- ""USA Today"" ""A kicky, kinky, wildly inventive twenty-first-century mashup with franker language and a higher body count than Hamlet."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews"" ""An uproarious take on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream--transformed into a murder mystery...A funny, fast-paced, and wild read."" -- ""Huffington Post"" ""As hilarious as A Midsummer Night's Dream is to begin with, Moore adds a contemporary dose of sly humor that I think would impress the Bard."" -- ""BookPage (starred review)"" ""Moore's trademark humor is on full display with his cast of strangely lovable characters. This is Shakespeare with an edge and will not only appeal to Moore's fans but garner new ones."" -- ""Library Journal (starred review)"" A hilariously noir tale of love, magic and murder. -- USA Today A kicky, kinky, wildly inventive twenty-first-century mashup with franker language and a higher body count than Hamlet. -- Kirkus Reviews An uproarious take on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream--transformed into a murder mystery...A funny, fast-paced, and wild read. -- Huffington Post As hilarious as A Midsummer Night's Dream is to begin with, Moore adds a contemporary dose of sly humor that I think would impress the Bard. -- BookPage (starred review) Moore's trademark humor is on full display with his cast of strangely lovable characters. This is Shakespeare with an edge and will not only appeal to Moore's fans but garner new ones. -- Library Journal (starred review) Author InformationChristopher Moore is the author of fifteen previous novels, including Secondhand Souls, Sacré Bleu, A Dirty Job, and Lamb. He lives in San Francisco. Euan Morton's narration credits include Christopher Moore's Fool and Sacre Bleu, Neil Gaiman's Stories, Eoin Colfer's Benny books, and Frank Herbert's Dune and Chapterhouse Dune. Morton's breakthrough role was appearing as Boy George in the musical Taboo, which earned him a Laurence Olivier Award nomination. He reprised the role on Broadway, earning Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Drama League Award nominations, as well as the Theatre World Award (for Outstanding Broadway Debut). Morton's other stage performances include Leaves of Glass, Sondheim on Sondheim, and Cyrano De Bergerac. He lives in New York City and Arlington, Virginia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |