List of 18 Books Inspired by Shakespeare


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Need to find stories that are inspired by a specific writer? Have a look at this list of relevant examples. In this collection, you'll find a variety of books based on Shakespeare.
Title Author Publishing Year Genre
Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare? James Shapiro 2010 Biography, Drama
Enter Three Witches Caroline B. Cooney 2007 Historical Fiction
Hag-Seed Margaret Atwood 2016 Novel, Psychological Fiction
If We Were Villains M.L. Rio 2017 Thriller, Mystery, Suspense, Literary fiction
Juliet Anne Fortier 2010 Novel, Romance novel, Historical Fiction
Nothing Like the Sun Anthony Burgess 1964 Romance novel, Biographical Fiction
Ophelia Lisa M. Klein 2006 Historical Fiction
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Tom Stoppard 1966 Absurdist fiction, Tragicomedy
Saving Juliet Suzanne Selfors 2006 Fiction
Shakespeare in Love: A Screenplay Marc Norman 1998 Plays, Fiction, Drama, Romance, Media Tie In
Shakespeare's Secret Elise Broach 2005 Young adult fiction, Mystery
The Weird Sisters Eleanor Brown 2011 Domestic Fiction
To Be or Not to Be: A Chooseable-Path Adventure Ryan North 2013 Humour, Adventure fiction, Comedy, Humorous Fiction, Satire, Choose-your-own story
Two Gentlemen of Lebowski: A Most Excellent Comedie and Tragical Romance Adam Bertocci 2010 Comedy, Humour, Parody, Screenplay
Vinegar Girl Anne Tyler 2016 Novel, Literary fiction, Humour
West Side Story Irving Shulman 1958 Fiction
Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare Stephen Greenblatt 2004 Biography
Wise Children Angela Carter 1991 Novel, Magical Realism, Domestic Fiction



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