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Matt Haig talks about the challenges he faced as an author in re-imagining Shakespeare's Hamlet in his novel The Dead Fathers Club.

In The Dead Fathers Club, you have chosen to reimagine not merely a classic but arguably the classic work of English literature.

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Where does one get the daring to wrestle with a giant, and how did you go about making Shakespeare&#;s story into your own?
Well, I didn&#;t begin with a conscious desire to rewrite Hamlet. I began with the desire to tell a story about grief from a child&#;s perspective and I found myself gravitating increasingly toward these grand Shakespearean themes.

And yes, it&#;s a massive risk, and I&#;m not the one to judge if I&#;ve pulled it off. But I think all writers feel the ghosts of literature breathing down their neck, so I figured it might as well be Shakespeare looking over my shoulder as anyone else.

In your opinion, how important is it to your readers&#; enjoyment that they have read or reread Hamlet recently?
My intention was to write a story that connects with people emotionally and hopefully that connection works the same with or without an in-depth knowledge of Hamlet.

After all, Shakespeare himself was the king of rewrites, and Hamlet itself echoes earlier vengeance stories.

One of the greatest challenges a writer faces is sustaining a narrative voice that differs

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