The brilliant new novel from a truly great writer - a return in style to his great novel Ulverton. Hodd is an historical novel which thrillingly uncovers the real story of Robin Hood.
Adam Thorpe was born in Paris in 1956. His first novel, Ulverton, appeared in 1992, and he has published two books of stories and six poetry collections and nine further novels, most recently Flight (2012). www.adamthorpe.net
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
*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
*The Scotsman*
A fascinating and complex novel - as remarkable in its way as
Ulverton
*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
*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
*Literary Review*
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