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Hamnet (2025): Film vs Book
Film · 2025 · Directed by Chloé Zhao · Starring Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal
About the film
A family is touched by a loss in the age of Shakespeare.
How close is it to the book?
Close to the bookIt follows the book's story and keeps its focus on the family.
Read or watch first?
The novel's prose is lyrical and moving.
What the book gives you
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
A beautiful, poetic story that brings a household in Shakespeare's England vividly to life. It is tender and full of love, and its imagery stays with you long after.
Who will like it: Readers who love lyrical historical fiction and stories about family and love.