Category: British novels adapted into films

Category: German novels adapted into films

Many titles for novels and films have been drawn from Housman's poetry.

Category: American novels adapted into films

The majority of films produced in the Federal Republic in the 1960s were genre works: westerns, especially the series of movies adapted from Karl May's popular genre novels which starred Pierre Brice as the Apache Winnetou and Lex Barker as his white blood brother Old Shatterhand ; thrillers and crime films, notably a series of Edgar Wallace movies in which Klaus Kinski, Heinz Drache, Wolfgang Völz, and Joachim Fuchsberger were among the regular players ; and softcore sex films, both the relatively serious Aufklärungsfilme ( sex education films ) of Oswalt Kolle and such exploitation films as Schulmädchen-Report ( Schoolgirl Report ) ( 1970 ) and its successors.

The early films were often melodramatic in tone, and there was a distinct preference for storylines which were already known to the audience-in particular adaptations of Shakespeare plays and Dickens ' novels.

Category: American novels adapted into films

Category: American novels adapted into films

His writing, particularly the so-called Cthulhu Mythos, has influenced fiction authors worldwide, and Lovecraftian elements can be found in novels, films, movies, music, video games, comic books ( e. g. the use of Arkham Insane Asylum in The Batman comic book series ), and even cartoons.

The imagery of Halloween is derived from many sources, including national customs, works of Gothic and horror literature ( such as the novels Frankenstein and Dracula ) and classic horror films ( such as Frankenstein and The Mummy ).

Category: American novels adapted into films

The Jedi's history before and after the time-line of the films is established within several novels, comic books and video games in the Expanded Universe of Star Wars media.

Lucrezia was cast as a femme fatale, a role she has been portrayed as in many artworks, novels, and films.

The wuxia period films came into vogue due to the thousands of years popularity of wuxia novels ( 武俠小說 ).

For example, Jin Yong and Gu Long, their wuxia novels directly led to the prevalence of wuxia period films.

It has also been used to describe the plays and novels of Samuel Beckett, the films of Robert Bresson, the stories of Raymond Carver, and even the automobile designs of Colin Chapman.

Neijia are a common theme in Chinese Wuxia novels and films, and are usually represented as originating in Wudang or similar mythologies.

Category: American novels adapted into films

He has commented on these influences, saying he " didn't have the patience to sit around reading Surrealist novels ", but found it easier to watch twenty-minute films.

Chu also points out that lyricism is an overlooked yet overwhelming presence in science fiction novels, stories, and films.

Much of the thriller genre would be included, such as the novels of Tom Clancy or Michael Crichton, or the James Bond films.

* Dinah Dean's series of historical novels are set against the background of the Napoleonic Wars and are told from a Russian perspective – " The Road to Kaluga ", " Flight From the Eagle ", " The Eagle's Fate ", " The Wheel of Fortune ", " The Green Gallant " – follow a small group of soldiers ( and their relatives ) over months of campaigning from the fall of Moscow up to the liberation of Paris, the last 3 books – " The Ice King ", " Tatya's Story ", " The River of Time " – fall some years later but have the same cast of characters.

Many elements within the novel follow events in Dickens ' own life, and it is probably the most autobiographical of all of his novels.

His second children's novel was Flush then Scat and lastly, Chomp .. Hiaasen's young adult novels follow the theme of environmental issues.

Space Ship Earthling number Seven ultimately succeeds, and the consequences of their success form the basis of the plot for the novels which follow.

Several of his novels follow the lives of swagmen and aborigines in the Kimbereley and Pilbara regions of Western Australia.

His first three novels follow the adventures of Cassandra Kresnov, an artificially created super-soldier who becomes disillusioned with the policies and actions of her country, the League.

Schoolbooks and children's books generally follow the new spellings, while the text of novels is presented as the authors prefer.

The PC game does not follow the events of R. A. Salvatore's the Icewind Dale Trilogy novels — characters such as Drizzt Do ' Urden, Bruenor Battlehammer, and others make no appearance in the game which takes place in a different century.

The novels follow Anita's ongoing conflicts with the supernatural as she attempts to solve a variety of supernatural mysteries, come to terms with her own abilities, and navigate an increasingly complex series of romantic and political relationships.

The novels follow no strict continuity with the series or each other, and are often considered to be non-canon.

The novels follow no strict continuity with the series or each other, and are often considered to be non-canon.

The novels follow no strict continuity with the series or each other, and are often considered to be non-canon.

The novels follow no strict continuity with the series or each other, and are often considered to be non-canon.

Titles of the Frevisse novels follow the format of Chaucer ’ s Canterbury Tales, e. g., The Novice ’ s Tale, The Prioress ’ s Tale.

Although some of the novels in the cycle are direct sequels to one another, many of them follow on directly from the last chapters of La Fortune des Rougon, and there is a great deal of chronological overlap between the books ; there are numerous recurring characters and several of them make " guest " appearances in novels centered on other members of the family.

All three novels follow in part or wholly the career of a fictitious magician, Magnus Eisengrim, who was abducted as a boy by a traveling circus and learned his craft while concealed in a papier-mâché automaton.

The characters in ‘’ Skinny Dip ’’ follow many of the archetypes followed by Hiaasen in his previous novels: there is usually a smart, level-headed female who also happens to be very attractive ( Joey ), complemented by a capable, strong male with an unorthodox streak ( Mick ).

The novels of the popular series follow the tales of a former basketball player turned sports agent ( Bolitar ), who often finds himself investigating murders involving his clients.

The two central novels follow Tietjens in the army in France and Belgium, as well as Sylvia and Valentine in their separate paths over the course of the war.

As is the case with the majority of the Barsoom novels to follow, it portrays a hero facing impossible odds and forced to fight a range of lurid creatures in order to win the love of the heroine.

He wrote Carlito's Way in 1975 and its sequel After Hours in 1979 ; both novels follow the exploits of Carlito Brigante, a fictional Puerto Rican drug kingpin and hustler who ends up doing time in Sing-Sing and struggles to go " straight " after his release.

McGahern's six novels follow his own life experiences to a certain extent.

The novels did not follow the games to the word, but expanded on the basic premise, and were very well received.