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2015 book by Max Porter
Grief is the Thing with Feathers is the debut book by
Max Porter , a novella about
grief , published in 2015.
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Grief is the Thing with Feathers is a "book about death and its grief-stricken consolations – love and art" through the story "of a grieving writer and father of two young boys, who is coming to terms with the death of his wife while writing a book about Ted Hughes". It uses text, dialogue and poetry.
[4] The book is narrated from rapidly alternating perspectives: the Dad, the Boys, and Crow—a human-sized bird that can speak, "equal parts babysitter, philosopher and therapist" to the family.
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The title refers to a poem by
Emily Dickinson , "
"Hope" is the thing with feathers ".
[7] Crow is the Crow from Ted Hughes'
1970 poetry book .
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Grief is the Thing with Feathers was adapted into a play of the same name, directed by
Enda Walsh and starring
Cillian Murphy .
[9] In 2024, a film adaptation,
The Thing with Feathers began production, starring
Benedict Cumberbatch .
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^ Kitamura, Katie (1 July 2016).
"Their Grief Counselor Is a Crow. It's Fiction" . The New York Times .
ISSN
0362-4331 . Retrieved 3 November 2023 .
^ Hulbert, Ann (17 May 2016).
"Exploring the Facets of Grief" . The Atlantic . Retrieved 3 November 2023 .
^ Wade, Francesca (22 September 2015).
"Grief Is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter, review: 'deeply comic, hopelessly sad' " . The Telegraph .
ISSN
0307-1235 . Retrieved 3 November 2023 .
^ Gunn, Kirsty (18 September 2015).
"Grief Is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter review – words take flight" . The Guardian .
ISSN
0261-3077 . Retrieved 3 November 2023 .
^ Devers, A. N. (3 June 2016).
"Review: Max Porter's debut 'Grief Is the Thing With Feathers' soars with complexity" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 3 November 2023 .
^ East, Ben (11 September 2016).
"Grief Is the Thing With Feathers review – a fable of magic and mourning" . The Observer .
ISSN
0029-7712 . Retrieved 3 November 2023 .
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"Grief is the Thing with Feathers, by Max Porter - book review: In" . The Independent . 13 September 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2023 .
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"Ted Hughes' 'Crow' provides backbone for 'Grief Is the Thing With Feathers' " . Chicago Tribune . 7 June 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2023 .
^ Lukowski, Andrzej (29 March 2019).
" 'Grief is the Thing with Feathers' review" . Time Out London . Retrieved 3 November 2023 .
^ Yossman, K.J. (16 November 2023).
"Benedict Cumberbatch Says Participating in His 'Letters Live' Stage Show Is 'An Immediate Shot in the Arm for a Performer' " . Variety . Retrieved 11 January 2024 .
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"Benedict Cumberbatch transforms into a grieving father as he films sombre scenes with two child actors for his new role in The Thing With Feathers" . whatsnew2day . 24 February 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024 .
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"Guardian first book award 2015 longlist – in pictures" . The Guardian . 14 August 2015.
ISSN
0261-3077 . Retrieved 3 November 2023 .
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"The Goldsmiths Prize 2015 shortlist" . New Statesman . 1 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2023 .
^ Armitstead, Claire (1 October 2015).
"Goldsmiths book prize shortlist: Lennon, Jesus and life at the edges" . The Guardian .
ISSN
0261-3077 . Retrieved 4 November 2023 .
^ Flood, Alison (14 May 2016).
"Dylan Thomas award goes to Max Porter's 'extraordinary feat' " . The Guardian .
ISSN
0261-3077 . Retrieved 3 November 2023 .