Shakespeare's Dog First edition
Author Leon Rooke Country Canada Language English Publication date
1983 Media type Print (Hardcover , Paperback ) Preceded by The Birth Control King of the Upper Volta Followed by A Bolt of White Cloth
Shakespeare's Dog Canadian writer Leon Rooke , published in 1983.[1] William Shakespeare 's early career, including his aspirations to break through to popular success as a writer and his courtship and eventual marriage to Anne Hathaway , from the perspective of Hooker, Shakespeare's pet dog .[2]
The novel won the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction at the 1983 Governor General's Awards ,[3] Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour .[4]
A 20th-anniversary edition of the novel was reissued in 2003 by Dundurn Press .[5]
It was later adapted for the stage by playwright Rick Chafe , premiering at the National Arts Centre in conjunction with the Manitoba Theatre Centre in 2008.[6]
References [ ]
^ "Shakespeare's Dog" . Kirkus Reviews ^ "Trotting Around Stratford" . The New York Times ^ "CanLit fiction's leading award goes to the Dog". The Globe and Mail
^ "Six finalists for Leacock Medal". The Globe and Mail
^ "Writers revisiting classic works". Windsor Star
^ "Shakespeare's Dog a furball of fun". Ottawa Citizen
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