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'Epic with a capital E': inside Elmet, a tale of violence and greed on haunted Yorkshire heath by Catherine Love

Elmet, a novel that was shortlisted for the Booker, is a lyrical, richly written tale of a woodland family on a collision course with an avaricious landowner. Can it work on stage in Bradford? Novelist Fiona Mozley and theatre-maker Javaad Alipoor are not an obvious match. Elmet, Mozley's Booker prize-shortlisted 2017 novel, is a lyrical and violent tale of land, family and revenge in semi-rural Yorkshire. Alipoor is…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:48AM on October 21, 2025

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