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| Author | Ros Barber |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
Publication date | 2012 |
| Publication place | England |
| Awards | Hoffman Prize (2011) Desmond Elliott Prize (2013) |
The Marlowe Papers is a novel by Ros Barber published in 2012. It won the Hoffman Prize in 2011,[1] the Desmond Elliott Prize in 2013[2] and was joint-winner of the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award.[3]
The novel, written in blank verse,[4] is a story about the English 16th century poet Christopher Marlowe, contemporary of William Shakespeare. In this tale, Marlowe's murder in 1593 is a fake and he lives on to write the plays and poems ascribed to Shakespeare.[5]
The Desmond Elliott Prize judges called the book a "unique historical conspiracy story". According to Barber, she has encountered hostility because of the novel's Marlovian premise. She says, "It's a work of fiction. You can believe that Shakespeare of Stratford wrote the works and still enjoy it."[6]
The book was adapted as a play by Barber and Nicola Haydn, performed by Jamie Martin in 2016.[7]
- ^ "THE MARLOWE PAPERS by Ros Barber | Kirkus Reviews". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "Verse novel wins debut book award". BBC. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ "Ros Barber". The Royal Literary Fund. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ Nicholl, Charles (25 January 2013). "Exiting the Stage". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ O’Riordan, Adam (24 May 2012). "The Marlowe Papers by Ros Barber: review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ Masters, Tim (28 June 2013). "Author faced 'hostility' over book". BBC. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ^ Hall, Duncan (29 January 2016). "The Marlowe Papers, Otherplace At The Basement, Kensington Street, Brighton, until Saturday, January 29, call 01273 987516". The Argus (Brighton). Retrieved 30 September 2021.