Hamnet (novel)

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.

Hamnet
First edition
AuthorMaggie O'Farrell
LanguageEnglish
Published2020
PublisherTinder Press
Pages384
AwardsWomen's Prize for Fiction
Fiction Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award
ISBN978-1472223791

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
Awards and honours for Hamnet
Year Award/Honour Result Ref.
2020 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction Winner [1]
2020 Women's Prize for Fiction Winner [2]
2021 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction Longlist [5]
2021 Dalkey Literary Awards's Novel of the Year Winner [3]
2021 Walter Scott Prize Shortlist [4]

References
  1. "Novel about Shakespeare's son wins fiction prize". BBC News. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. Beer, Tom (25 March 2021). "National Book Critics Circle Presents Awards". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 29 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Winner of the Novel of the Year 2021". www.zurich.ie. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  4. "Australians comprise majority of Walter Scott Prize shortlist". Books+Publishing. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "2021 Winners". Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence. Retrieved 12 January 2021.


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