 First edition | |
| Author | Anne Tyler |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Hogarth Shakespeare |
| Subject | The Taming of the Shrew |
| Set in | Present-day Baltimore |
| Publisher | Hogarth |
Publication date | 2016 |
| Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) |
| ISBN | 9780099589877 |
| Website | hogarthshakespeare |
Vinegar Girl is a 2016 novel by American author Anne Tyler. It is the third book of Random House's "Hogarth Shakespeare" project, in which contemporary novelists retell stories from Shakespeare's plays.[1] Interviewed by Ron Charles in The Washington Post, Tyler said " 'The Katherina in Shakespeare’s play is insane... She’s shrieking at Petruchio from the moment she meets him. And he’s not much better. So you know I had to tone them down. I’m sure that somebody is out there, saying, ‘This isn’t a shrew at all.’ "[2]
- ^ "Novelists Reimagine and Update Shakespeare’s Plays", "New York Times" (October 5, 2015).
- ^ "Anne Tyler loathes Shakespeare. So she decided to rewrite one of his plays.", The Washington Post (June 21, 2016).