Jo nesbo, macbeth i dont know about the rest of the hogarth shakespeare series of rewrites of the bards plays except that margaret atwood has done the tempest. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading macbeth. The result is a fastpaced, gritty thriller that feels real, emotionally complex, and contemporary. In this latest addition to the hogarth shakespeare series, jo nesbo reimagines macbeth as an urban drug war with duncan the police chief commissioner out to clean the city and macbeth the swat team leader gunning for his job. Jo nesbo is a musician, songwriter, and economist, as well as a writer. Jo nesbo, the internationally bestselling author of the harry hole series, is set to take on one of shakespeares darkest tragedies in 2018. Jo nesbo sculpts macbeth into shadowy crime noir mbc.
Jan 22, 2018 in this latest addition to the hogarth shakespeare series, jo nesbo reimagines macbeth as an urban drug war with duncan the police chief commissioner out to clean the city and macbeth the swat team leader gunning for his job. In a town rife with corruption, its hard to know who is good and who is bad. He is also an accomplished musician as the primary singer and songwriter for the norwegian rock band di derre. Which is funny because the book opens to action but nevertheless it was slow.
Set in the 1970s in a rundown, rainy industrial town, jo nesbos macbeth centers around a police force struggling to. Jo nesbo has long been one of my favourite authors. The tragedy of macbeth by william shakespeare free ebook. Jo nesbos macbeth is a good cop gone rogue norwegian novelist jo nesbo spins shakespeares famous tragedy about political ambition into an entertaining thriller. The drug trade is ruled by two drug lords, one of whoma master of manipulation. The official website for jo nesbo, author of the harry hole detective crime novels including the bat, the snowman and more bestselling thrillers, blood on snow and midnight sun. He has won the glass key award for best nordic crime novel. Set in a dark, rainy northern town, jo nesbos macbeth pits the ambitions of a corrupt policeman against loyal colleagues, a drugdepraved underworld and. I love jo nesbo and thought him an inspired choice for the retelling of macbeth. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. More than 3 million copies of his novels had been sold in norway as of march 2014. That said, the selection of jo nesbo, master of scandinavian noir, to do macbeth is a clever idea. Cops do reports on typewriters and the hot new weapon is a gatling gun first fired in the american civil war.
The redbreast is a crime novel by norwegian writer jo nesbo, the third in the. Harry hole is sent to sydney to investigate the murder of inger holter, a young norwegian girl. Apr 16, 2018 the legions of readers who adore the dark scandinavian noir of jo nesbo will also love macbeth, his adaptation of shakespeares famous play ok, thank goodness thats over. Jo nesbo is a norwegian police and at the same time a crime writer who was born is oslo, norway in the year 1960. Hes an international number one bestseller and his books are published in 50 languages, selling over 40 million copies around the world. Novel before harry took on the neonazi gangs of oslo, before he met rakel, before the snowman tried to take everything he held dear, he went to australia. If theres one book that has been my mostanticipated ever since i started crime by the book, its this one. Set in the 1970s in a rundown, rainy industrial town, jo nesbos macbeth centers around a police force struggling to shed an incessant drug problem. Jo nesbos macbeth is his contribution to the hogarth shakespeare project. Audiobooks jo nesbo jo nesbo audio books jo nesbo, musician, songwriter, and economist, is also one of europes most acclaimed crime writers, and is the winner of the glass key award, northern europes most prestigious crimefiction prize, for his first novel featuring police detective harry hole. I found i put this book down a lot in the beginning and turned. Jo nesbo is one of the worlds bestselling crime writers, with the leopard, phantom, police, the son and his latest harry hole novel, the thirst, all topping the sunday times bestseller charts.
Revenge, love, guiltthemes that permeate nesbos own works are perfectly reflected in shakespeares ma. When a drug bust turns into a bloodbath its up to inspector macbeth and his team to clean up the mess. The bat is the first novel in the harry hole series featuring inspector harry hole, and many still refer to it as the best jo nesbo book yet. The city, somewhere in scotland in the 1970s is grey, overhung by smoke and smog. May 17, 2018 norwegian thriller powerhouse jo nesbo is the latest author taking part in the hogarth shakespeare reimaginings as he tackles macbeth mentioned. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read macbeth. Set in the 1970s in a rundown, rainy industrial town, jo nesbos macbeth. Macbeth audiobook by jo nesbo, read by euan morton.
Intelligent and loyal to the plot and atmosphere of the original but with all the contemporary elements of a world fuelled by crime, the drug trade and police corruption. A new york times notable book of 2018 shakespeares dark and tragic play retold in a heartpounding new york times bestselling thriller from the author of the snowman and the thirst. A new york times notable book of 2018shakespeares dark and tragic play retold in a heartpounding new york times bestselling thriller from the author of the snowman and the thirst. Jo nesbos take on macbeth is superb the globe and mail. Norwegian thriller powerhouse jo nesbo is the latest author taking part in the hogarth shakespeare reimaginings as he tackles macbeth mentioned. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the glass key for best. Jo nesbo plans crime noir version of macbeth books the. Raw, gritty, and rough around the edges, jo nesbos macbeth captures the ageless dark heart of shakespeares original work, and packages it in the razorsharp crime writing only nesbo can deliver. I found it wildly ambitious, appropriately dark, and. Aug 16, 2017 when a drug bust turns into a bloodbath its up to inspector macbeth and his team to clean up the mess. Jo nesbo a potted autobiography, a little about books and even less about harry i come from a family of readers and storytellers. I personally feel that shakespeare would have approved of some of the more gory moments in macbeth, and would. Duncan, chief of police, is idealistic and visionary, a dream. Download audiobooks by jo nesbo stream or download.
James and other crime writers are any indication, shakespeares play may be seen as one of the great progenitors of the genre, making jo nesbo, the celebrated norwegian writer of thrillers, an ideal choice to update the play for hogarth shakespeare. The redbreast by jo nesbo the redbreast audio book. Jo nesbo, with his scandinoir credentials, reinterprets shakespeares macbeth within the provinces of a police force in the 1970s in a bleak declining town riven with gang warfare, drug addiction, corruption and all other manner of darkest deeds and where little differentiates the cops from the criminals. Duncan, chief of police, is idealistic and visionary, a. Duncan, chief of police, is idealistic and visionary, a dream to the townspeople but a nightmare for criminals. Jo nesbos take on macbeth is a masterclass in messing up shakespeare. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author.
The settings seem to be mainly grey, with a lot of the action. His harry hole novels include the redeemer, the snowman, the leopard, phantom, and most recently knife, and he is also the autho. Set in the 1970s in a rundown, rainy industrial town, jo nesbo s macbeth centers around a police force struggling to shed an incessant drug problem. Or, at least that is the case in jo nesbos macbeth, which seems to sit permanently in the grey. This is jo nesbo, and so i shouldnt have to warn you that there is a lot of violence in this book, depicted in bloodcurdling, graphic detail. Jo nesbo to publish retelling of shakespeares macbeth.
Mar 01, 2018 set in the 1970s in a rundown, rainy industrial town, jo nesbos macbeth centers around a police force struggling to shed an incessant drug problem. His harry hole novels include the snowman, the leopard. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The story revolves around the norwegian police officer harry hole, who is sent. Set in an unidentified, rainy northern town, nesbos macbeth pits the ambitions of a corrupt policeman against loyal colleagues, a drugdepraved underworld and the pull of childhood friendships. April 10, 2018 is part of the hogarth shakespeares collection of modernday retellings in honor of the bards 400th birthdayand its a story worthy of.
Macbeth jo nesbo innbundet 9788252588415 bokklubben. There is a lot going on all at once and there are a lot of characters with their own agendas. Jan 14, 2014 jo nesbo plans crime noir version of macbeth norwegian thriller writer joins authors including anne tyler and margaret atwood writing fresh versions of shakespeare alison flood. The hogarth press has conducted a bit of a grand experiment recently, asking eight currently publishing authors to reimagine some of shakespeares works. If the many allusions to macbeth in the works of agatha christie, dorothy sayers, p. His harry hole novels include the snowman, the leopard, and phantom and he is the author of several standalone novels, including the son, as well as the doctor proctor series of childrens books. I liked the story of macbeth, but, forced to study it at school, i wasnt too keen on unravelling the meaning of shakespeares words. Hole has to solve a murder case in sydney a 23 yr old woman. Jo nesbo is a musician, songwriter, economist, and author. Jo nesbo also wrote the tv series occupied, and a harry hole novel, the snowman, is being released in 2017.