Poppy Shakespeare
Poppy Shakespeare is a 2006 British
work the system
.
History
Author Clare Allan spent 10 years in a mental health institution.
The book was adapted by
Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction 2007.[6]
Michel Faber's review in The Guardian identifies the novel as "distinctive and powerful debut, full of brave experiments that generate unexpectedly fierce emotional heat. In a literary scene whose established stars milk tragedies such as the Holocaust or 9/11 for precious little reason beyond their own artistic vanity, Allan has given us something indigestibly, potently true."[7]
References
- ^ Ross, Benjamin (March 31, 2008). "The beauty of Poppy Shakespeare". The Guardian. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
- ^ "Poppy Shakespeare". Channel4.com. Channel 4. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ "First Book Award 2006". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ "Orange Award for New Writers". womensprizeforfiction.co.uk. BAILEYS Women's Prize for Fiction. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ "Book of the Year 2007". mind.org.uk (Press release). Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ "Mental health novel up for prize". bbc.co.uk. 24 April 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ Faber, Michel (April 1, 2006). "It's a MAD world". The Guardian.
External links
- Christian Perring, "Review - Poppy Shakespeare", Metapsychology Online (Volume 11, Issue 29), 17 July 2007
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