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The Al-Hamlet Summit
Sulayman Al-Bassam
The Al-Hamlet Summit
Sulayman Al-Bassam
Presents a re-working of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" set in the Middle East. The setting of this version of the "Hamlet" story is a modern Middle-Eastern state whose old king has just died, to be replaced by his brother, a ruthless, westernised dictator who has married the old king's wife to legitimise his rule, and calls his regime a "new democracy".
176 pages, b/w photographs
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | April 1, 2007 |
ISBN13 | 9781902806624 |
Publishers | University of Hertfordshire Press |
Pages | 176 |
Dimensions | 157 × 234 × 10 mm · 314 g |
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