You’ve Seen the Movie — Now Name the Book That Inspired It
Can you identify a book title just by looking at a photo from its film adaptation? (Or maybe if you had just a little hint?) That’s the challenge in this week’s installment of Great Adaptations, the Book Review’s regular multiple-choice quiz about books and stories that have gone on to find new life in the form of movies, television shows, theatrical productions and other formats.
Just tap or click your answers to the five questions below. And scroll down after you finish the last question for links to the books and their screen adaptations.
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Hint: The novel used as the basis for this film was originally released in six serial installments.
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Hint: Before she did “Barbie,” Greta Gerwig directed and wrote the most recent film adaptation of this book in 2019.
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Hint: The book — about censorship and published in 1953 — has been banned itself in some places.
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Hint: This 2008 nonfiction book sparked a 2012 film and two sequels.
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Hint: The book was published in 1929 by a member of the Harlem Renaissance whose previous novel was “Quicksand.”