# If This Be Magic

Canonical: https://www.bookquiver.com/daniel-hahn/if-this-be-magic/9780593801666

JSON version (same data): https://www.bookquiver.com/daniel-hahn/if-this-be-magic/9780593801666.json

![If This Be Magic](https://quivercdn.com/covers/knopf/daniel-hahn/if-this-be-magic_978-05-9380-166-6.jpg?v=2026-05-23%2022%3A25%3A02)

- Book: [If This Be Magic](https://www.bookquiver.com/daniel-hahn/if-this-be-magic) ([If This Be Magic.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/daniel-hahn/if-this-be-magic.md))
- Authors: [Daniel Hahn](https://www.bookquiver.com/daniel-hahn)
- Publisher: knopf
- ISBN: 978-05-9380-166-6
- Pages: 416
- Published: 2026-04-21
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Hardcover

## Description

How does Shakespeare remain Shakespeare when every word is changed? In this playful, meditative exploration of translating the world’s most beloved playwright, Daniel Hahn guides us through the magic...