The Al-Hamlet Summit

Presents a re-working of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" set in the Middle East. The setting of this version of the "Hamlet" story is a modern Middle-Eastern state whose old king has just died, to be replaced by his brother, a ruthless, westernised dictator who has married the old king's wife to legitimise his rule, and calls his regime a "new democracy".

• | By (Author): Sulayman Al-Bassam
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• | Publisher: University of Hertfordshire Press
• | Publication Date: Aug 10, 2006
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: Unknown pages
• | Language: Not available
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 190280662X
• | ISBN-13: 9781902806624