{"id":5501,"date":"2022-06-04T10:27:50","date_gmt":"2022-06-04T15:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/johnupdikesociety\/?p=5501"},"modified":"2022-06-04T11:14:08","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T16:14:08","slug":"shortlist-writer-lists-books-that-would-make-great-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/johnupdikesociety\/2022\/06\/04\/shortlist-writer-lists-books-that-would-make-great-movies\/","title":{"rendered":"ShortList writer lists books that would make great movies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As 2021 was coming to a close and people were starting to anticipate doing things again given relaxed COVID restrictions, like going to movies and concerts again, Marc Chacksfield came up with a wish list of “brilliant” books that he thought would also make for great cinema. His ShortList article<\/a> suggests:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1\u2014The Secret History<\/em>, by Donna Tartt
2\u2014The Power of The Dog<\/em>, by Don Winslow (a different novel from the Netflix film)
3\u2014Invisible Man<\/em>, by Ralph Ellison
4\u2014Not Fade Away<\/em>, by Jim Dodge
5\u2014We<\/em>, by Yevgeny Zamyatin
6\u2014Roger’s Version<\/em>, by John Updike<\/strong>
7\u2014The Inheritance of Loss<\/em>, by Kiran Desai
8\u2014The Easter Parade<\/em>, by Richard Yates
9\u2014Paris Trance<\/em>, by Geoff Dyer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of Roger’s Version<\/em>, Chacksfield writes, “John Updike’s The Witches of Eastwick was a big screen smash when it was adapted by director George Miller at the end of the Eighties. As such, it’s surprising that more of his novels haven’t been given the cinematic green light. Roger’s Version<\/strong> would be perfect\u2014taking in middle age disillusionment, the sexual allure of a younger woman and questions pertaining to the existence of God. See, someone make it already!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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