Hodd by Adam Thorpe
Who was Robin Hood? Romantic legend casts him as hero of the people, living in Sherwood Forest with Friar Tuck, Little John and Maid Marian. This title describes his time as a boy in the greenwood with a half-crazed bandit Robert Hodd - who, following principles of the 'heresy of the Free Spirit', believes himself above God and beyond sin.
Adam Thorpe's novel is richly enjoyable on many levels..no prior knowledge of the Robin Hood legend is necessary to appreciate the lustrous prose, the humanity and the exuberant inventiveness of this strange and lovely book -- Jane Shilling * Daily Telegraph *
Extraordinary narrative...gripping and unrelenting in its remarkable portrayal of the underside of medieval society...no-one who reads this will think of Robin Hood and his merry men in quite the same way again -- Allan Massie * The Scotsman *
A fascinating and complex novel - as remarkable in its way as Ulverton -- Henry Power * Times Literary Supplement *
A testament to Thorpe's talent as a storyteller... Medieval England, in all its brutality, is brought vividly to life by Thorpe's insight and impressive scholarship -- Francesca Segal * Observer *
A tour de force around an elusive thirteenth-century figure who may, or may not, have been the original fantasy Robin Hood we think we know and love. Let's hope this year's Booker lot are up to estimating this wonderfully subtle and layered book at its true worth -- Gillian Tindall * Literary Review *
Extraordinary narrative...gripping and unrelenting in its remarkable portrayal of the underside of medieval society...no-one who reads this will think of Robin Hood and his merry men in quite the same way again -- Allan Massie * The Scotsman *
A fascinating and complex novel - as remarkable in its way as Ulverton -- Henry Power * Times Literary Supplement *
A testament to Thorpe's talent as a storyteller... Medieval England, in all its brutality, is brought vividly to life by Thorpe's insight and impressive scholarship -- Francesca Segal * Observer *
A tour de force around an elusive thirteenth-century figure who may, or may not, have been the original fantasy Robin Hood we think we know and love. Let's hope this year's Booker lot are up to estimating this wonderfully subtle and layered book at its true worth -- Gillian Tindall * Literary Review *
Adam Thorpe was born in Paris in 1956. His first novel, Ulverton, appeared in 1992, and he has published two books of stories, six poetry collections, and nine further novels, most recently Flight (2012).
www.adamthorpe.net
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099503668 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099503662 |
| Title | Hodd |
| Author | Adam Thorpe |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2010-05-13 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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