Let Me Tell You

Ophelia uses the words Shakespeare gave her to tell her own story."Paul Griffiths is one of a handful of fine writers to find the secret passage leading from restriction to richness." - Adam Mars-Jones"Ophelia shows that 'there's more to me now than the poor, sweet daughter' in achingly lovely words that stem from Shakespeare but bring Beckett's later prose to mind." - Boyd Tonkin, The IndependentConstrained by the 481 words she speaks in Hamlet, Ophelia's account flows from this barely perceptible limitation. It hints at her struggle against the limits placed upon her by her father, brother, Hamlet, and Shakespeare. First published in 2008 to great acclaim, let me tell you is a "hymn to the human" (Peter Hughes). From the author of Mr. Beethoven (The Goldsmiths Prize 2020 shortlist; The Walter Scott Prize 2021 longlist), and The Tomb Guardians ("Brilliant and witty" - Rowan Williams)