WROBLEWSKI, DAVID THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE (NEWISH IN PRETORIA

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle is the first novel by American author David Wroblewski. It became a New York Times Best Seller on June , and Oprah Winfrey chose it for her book club on September . Winfrey also included the book as one of the few tangible gifts in her recession-themed thrifty Oprah's Favorite Things that year.The novel is a retelling of Shakespeare 's Hamlet in rural Wisconsin. The titular character is a mute boy who, after his father is killed, runs away from but then returns to his usurped home, hoping to prove his suspicions that his uncle murdered his father.       ·         *N.B.*   If you buy more than one book from me on the same day you only pay R 6 extra postage for each of the additional books instead of R 24.    See what else I have to offer, it might just be worth your while.