Cover art for The Wife of Willesden
Published
Hamish Hamilton, November 2021
ISBN
9780241471968
Format
Softcover, 144 pages
Dimensions
19.8cm × 12.9cm × 0.8cm

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A riotous dramatic translation of Geoffrey Chaucer's The Wife of Bath's Prologue, brought to glorious life on London's Kilburn High Road

'Married five times. Mother. Lover. Aunt. Friend.

She plays many roles round here. And never

Scared to tell the whole of her truth, whether

Or not anyone wants to hear it. Wife

Of Willesden- pissed enough to tell her life

Story to whoever has ears and eyes...'

Zadie Smith's first play is a joyous re-imagining of Chaucer's classic, The Wife of Bath's Tale. As the crowd in a small pub on the Kilburn High Road stand up to share their stories, the Wife of Willesden is not afraid to bare it all...

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