Mar 12, 2009 (Talk of the Nation) — Author Christopher Moore read -- and reread -- Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear, as many versions of the play as possible. He decided Lear's canny fool needed a more prominent role in the tale. Moore's book, Fool, is his story.
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'Fool' A Funny, Ribald Retelling Of 'King Lear'
Mar 12, 2009 (Talk of the Nation) — Author Christopher Moore read -- and reread -- Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear, as many versions of the play as possible. He decided Lear's canny fool needed a more prominent role in the tale. Moore's book, Fool, is his story.Author Christopher Moore read — and reread — William Shakespeare's tragedy, King Lear. Following that, he read as many versions of the play as possible.
Moore then decided Lear's canny fool needed a more prominent role in the tale. His book, Fool, is that story. Moore names him Pocket, and Pocket is joined by his less-than-masterful apprentice, Drool.
Told through Pocket's eyes, King Lear becomes a comedy jam-packed with bawdy humor, creative expletives, and even more intrigue than the original.
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