The Wake (novel)

The Wake is a 2014 novel by British author Paul Kingsnorth. Written in an "imaginary language", a kind of hybrid between Old English and Modern English,[1][2] it tells of "buccmaster of holland",[2] an Anglo-Saxon freeman forced to come to terms with the effects of the Norman Invasion of 1066, during which his wife and sons were killed.[3] He begins a guerrilla war against the Norman invaders in the Lincolnshire Fens.[2][4]

The book, whose publication was financed through crowdsourcing,[5] was longlisted for the 2014 Man Booker Prize[6] and won the 2014 Gordon Burn Prize.[7] The film rights were acquired by actor and director Mark Rylance.[5][8]

References

  1. ↑ Maloney, Jennifer (27 August 2015). "The Wake Poses Readers a Novel Challenge". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Thorpe, Adam (2 April 2014). "The Wake by Paul Kingsnorth review 'A literary triumph'". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Sethi, Anita (10 May 2015). "The Wake review – Paul Kingsnorth's innovative, 'shadow language' novel". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  4. ↑ McBride, Eimear (27 August 2014). "1066 and all that: Eimear McBride on The Wake by Paul Kingsnorth". New Statesman. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  5. 1 2 Shapiro, Ari (27 August 2015). "The Wake Is An Unlikely Hit In An Imaginary Language". NPR. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "The Wake - Paul Kingsnorth". Man Booker Prize. 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "Mark Rylance-backed novel wins £5,000 literary prize". BBC News. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "Mark Rylance film option is latest coup for crowd-funded novel, The Wake". The Guardian. 3 November 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
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