Gertrude and Claudius
By: John Updike
Edition: 1st Ballantine Books trade ed.
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780449006979
Copyright date: 2000
Subjects: Kings and rulers; Historical fiction; Queens; Hamlet (Legendary character); History; Remarried people; Fiction
Description: Set before the action begins in Shakespeare's Hamlet, this speculative novel follows the lives of Gertrude and Claudius, King and Queen of Denmark, as they wend their way towards adultery and treachery to ascend the throne.