Penguin presents a reimagining of classic Shakespeare stories by different authors including Jo Nesbo, Margaret Atwood and Mark Haddon. Please use the text box below to specify which retelling you'd like to read! (All priced at £10.99)
- Dunbar
- The Gap of Time
- Hag-Seed
- Macbeth
- New Boy
- The Porpoise
- Shylock is My Name
- Vinegar Girl
- Warm Bodies
Dunbar by Edward St Aubyn
Shakespeare’s King Lear is reimagined in Edward St Aubyn's gripping story of a media mogul who has lost control.
The Gap of Time by Jeanette Winterson
Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale is revolutionised by the iconic Jeanette Winterson in her page-turning, heart-breaking story of a baby girl banished from home.
Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood
Shakespeare’s The Tempest gets the Margaret Atwood treatment in this ingenious, funny, tear-jerking story about a theatre director intent on revenge.
Macbeth by Jo Nesbo
Shakespeare’s Macbeth is transformed into a page-turning Jo Nesbo crime thriller, the story of the ex-addict cop Inspector Macbeth.
New Boy by Tracy Chevalier
Shakespeare's Othello is ingeniously transplanted into a high school setting in this taut story about teenage friendship and racial tension.
The Porpoise by Mark Haddon
Shakespeare’s Pericles is transformed by Mark Haddon into a vivid, breathtaking adventure that zooms between antiquity and the present day.
Shylock is My Name by Howard Jacobson
Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice is brilliantly reinvented by Howard Jacobson, in his merciless, sharp and funny story of revenge, justice and antisemitism.
Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler
Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew is hilariously reimagined by one of our greatest living novelists, in this very funny, heartbreaking story of one woman, two men and unconventional happy endings.
Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is completely reimagined in this unforgettable zombie love story.