A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing
by Annie Ryan from Eimear McBride

A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing Book Cover
A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing Cover

Synopsis

Winner of numerous literary awards including the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction, the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize and the Goldsmiths Prize, Eimear McBride's debut novel A Girl is a Half-formed Thing plunges us into the psyche of a girl with breathtaking fury and intimacy.

'Eimear McBride is a writer of remarkable power and originality.' Times Literary Supplement

'An instant classic.' Guardian

Adapted for the stage by Annie Ryan for The Corn Exchange, Eimear McBride's A Girl is a Half-formed Thing premiered at the Dublin Theatre Festival 2014.

'Unflinching... magnificent...

The narrative transposes effortlessly to the stage, as if this is where it belongs.' Guardian

'One of the best stage adaptations of a novel you're likely to see.' Sunday Times

Themes

Performance

Cast

A small cast size of 1 total roles, 1 female roles.

Publication

Publisher
Faber & Faber
Year Published
2015
ISBN 10
0571325793
ISBN 13
9780571325795
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Print Length
80 pages
Language
English
LCC
PR6113.C337
eISBN 13
9780571325801
Print
A Girl Is a Half-Formed Thing is a British adaptation play written by and published by Faber & Faber in 2015. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780571325795 and an ISBN-10 of 0571325793.
Digital
ePlay digital editions are available on Amazon Kindle Apple Books Google Play with an ISBN-13 of 9780571325801.

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