Jo Nesbo to publish retelling of Shakespeare’s Macbeth
Jo Nesbo, the internationally bestselling author of the Harry Hole series, is set to take on one of Shakespeare’s darkest tragedies in 2018.
Set in an unidentified, rainy northern town, Nesbo’s Macbeth pits the ambitions of a corrupt policeman against loyal colleagues, a drug-depraved underworld and the pull of childhood friendships.
‘A thriller about the struggle for power, set both in a gloomy, stormy crime noir-like setting and in a dark, paranoid human mind,’ said Nesbo of Macbeth. ‘A main character who has the moral code and the corrupted mind, the personal strength and the emotional weakness, the ambition and the doubts to go either way… Macbeth does not feel too far from home.’
Nesbo joins acclaimed and bestselling authors including Anne Tyler, Tracy Chevalier and Margaret Atwood, in writing fresh versions of Shakespeare’s works for the Hogarth Shakespeare project.
Becky Hardie, who acquired Nesbo’s Macbeth for the Hogarth series, said that, ‘From the very start we wanted the Hogarth Shakespeare to surprise and excite readers of all kinds from all over the world,’ and that, ‘having an international thriller writer of Jo Nesbo’s stature and popularity on board is the perfect realisation of that wish.’
‘We can’t wait to see what Jo does with Shakespeare’s murderous play,’ said Hardie, Deputy Publishing Director at Chatto & Windus/Hogarth.
Jo Nesbo’s Macbeth will be published on 5th April 2018.
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This will be a marriage made in hell! I can't wait to read this book. I love Jo Nesbo's dark writing. The perfect mind to do a modern view of Macbeth. I do believe it will have all the darkness of the original play - plus the brilliant story telling flavour of this son of Norway.
I'm looking forward to this and other books I haven't read by my new favorite author. btw I clicked on preorder and the links to Amazon & B&N come up empty.
If it's a Nesbo, its automatically excellent! On my TRB for sure! The Thirst, although a long wait, was well worth it, can't recall last time I did not want a book to end.
Oh mt goodness!!!!! Can't wait and must preorder. Two of my favorites; Shakespeare and Nesbo. The husband and I are regular summer subscribers to the Mid-Hudson Shakespeare Festival in Cold Springs, NY. We saw 'The Book of Will' and 'Twelfth Night' earlier this June. Have read nearly all of Nesbo's early writings as well. Sure to be a fantastic version of a great classic!
