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'Hamnet' novelist Maggie O'Farrell maps her Irish roots in 'Land' artwork
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'Hamnet' novelist Maggie O'Farrell maps her Irish roots in 'Land'

Fresh Air by NPR

Jun 2, 202646:16Arts

O’Farrell’s 2020 novel ‘Hamnet’ was adapted into an award-winning film last year. She co-wrote the screenplay. It’s about the grief Shakespeare and his wife Agnes struggle with after their son, Hamnet, dies of the plague...

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'Hamnet' novelist Maggie O'Farrell maps her Irish roots in 'Land' is an episode from Fresh Air by NPR. O’Farrell’s 2020 novel ‘Hamnet’ was adapted into an award-winning film last year. She co-wrote the screenplay. It’s about the grief Shake...

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Published Jun 2, 2026, 46:16 long, audio available.