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Robert Blumenthal asked this question about Hamnet:
Any thoughts on why Shakespeare is the only character never mentioned by name?
Nancy When I realized he was never going to be mentioned I worried about how it would affect my reading. I, too, read the interview where O'Farrell explaine…moreWhen I realized he was never going to be mentioned I worried about how it would affect my reading. I, too, read the interview where O'Farrell explained her approach and it made perfect sense to me. This allows him to be human.(less)
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Hamnet
by Maggie O'Farrell (Goodreads Author)
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