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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. 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.
The title refers to a poem by Emily Dickinson, ""Hope" is the thing with feathers". Crow is the Crow from Ted Hughes' 1970 poetry book.




Awards






Adaptions


Grief Is the Thing with Feathers was adapted into a play of the same name, directed by Enda Walsh and starring Cillian Murphy.
In 2024, a film adaptation starring Benedict Cumberbatch, titled The Thing with Feathers, began production. Principal photography was underway by early 2024.




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Cillian Murphy
• Grief Is the Thing with Feathers
• The Thing with Feathers (film)
• Max Porter (writer)
• Steve (upcoming film)
• Cillian Murphy on stage and screen
• Lanny (novel)
• Enda Walsh
• Hattie Morahan
• Landmark Productions
• 2020 WhatsOnStage Awards