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Fool

In this comical retelling of Shakespeare's great drama, King Lear banishes his daughter Cordelia after she refuses to pledge her loyalty to him. The court's loveable bard and jester, Pocket, risks life, limb, and a possible war in an attempt to push Cordelia back into the king's good graces. However, the stubborn king and his other scheming daughters leave Pocket and Cordelia with their backs against the wall.

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  • "In this comical retelling of Shakespeare's great drama, King Lear banishes his daughter Cordelia after she refuses to pledge her loyalty to him. The court's loveable bard and jester, Pocket, risks life, limb, and a possible war in an attempt to push Cordelia back into the king's good graces. However, the stubborn king and his other scheming daughters leave Pocket and Cordelia with their backs against the wall."@en
  • "In 1288, as King Lear watches his kingdom descend into chaos, the king's fool, Pocket, and Pocket's apprentice, Drool, take it upon themselves to restore order amidst the mayhem, and in the process make a surprising discovery about their own heritage."@en
  • "Lear's story is told as experienced by his loyal fool."
  • "In 1288, as King Lear watches his kingdom descend into chaos, the king's fool, Pocket, and Pocket's apprentice, Drool, take it upon themselves to restore order amidst the mayhem, and in the process make a surprising discovery about their own heritage.--"@en
  • "Pocket, King Lear's fool, sets out to straighten out the mess the mad king has made of the kingdom and the royal family, only to discover the truth about his own heritage."@en
  • "Hilarity ensues in best selling author Christopher Moore's retelling of Shakespeare's King Lear."@en
  • "Christopher Moore, much beloved scrivener and peerless literary jester, now takes on no less than the legendary Bard himself (with the utmost humility and respect) with a twisted and insanely funny tale of a moronic monarch and his deceitful daughters, as seen through the eyes of a man wearing a codpiece and bells on his head. Pocket has been Lear's cherished fool for years ..."@en

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  • "Downloadable audio books"@en
  • "Audiobooks"@en
  • "Humorous fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Historical fiction"@en

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