198 pages
English language
Published by W W Norton & Co Inc.
When the mysterious Green Knight arrives unbidden at the Round Table one Christmas, only Gawain is brave enough to take up his challenge . . .This story, first told in the 1400s, is one of the most enthralling, dramatic and beloved poems in the English tradition. Now, in Simon Armitage, the poem has found its perfect modern translator. Armitage?s retelling of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight captures all of the magic and wonderful storytelling of the original while also revitalising it with his own popular, funny and contemporary voice.
I enjoyed this more than I thought I would! I listened to the audiobook while reading which added a lot to the experience for me. The narrator did a great job. The introduction’s points about alliteration made it more noticeable to me. It sounded like a Dr. Seuss book sometimes with the alliterative rhyming
