The Encyclopedia of Novels Into Film
- ISBN-10
- 1438130074
- ISBN-13
- 9781438130071
- Category
- Film adaptations
- Pages
- 609
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Facts on File
- Authors
- John C. Tibbetts, James Michael Welsh
Description
Surveys film adaptations of over 300 novels, including summarizations of plots, major characters and themes, comparisons between movie and novel, etc.
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