Hamnet
Hamnet is Maggie O'Farrell's historical novel, first published in the United Kingdom by Tinder Press on 31 March 2020, and by Knopf in the US in July 2020. It imagines Shakespeare's family grieving his son Hamnet, who died in 1596. It won the 2020 Women's Prize for Fiction.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Headline Publishing Group, 2020
- First published
- Tinder Press (Headline), 2020
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- Knopf Incorporated, Alfred A2020 Other I own Hamnet, Knopf Incorporated, Alfred A 2020 Log in to want this
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Who published the first edition of Hamnet?
The first edition of Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell was published by Headline Publishing Group in 2020.
How many editions of Hamnet are there?
We track 2 editions of Hamnet, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Has Hamnet been adapted for film or television?
Yes, including Hamnet (film, 2025).
Where these facts come from
- Hamnet (novel), Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Hamnet, Wikidata (wikidata.org)
- Editions of Hamnet, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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