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Book Description: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. 164mm x 37mm x 242mm. "Three Screenplays is of interest as much for the stories of films that didn't get made as for any insight on the translation from novel to screenplay."-Times Literary Supplement"A provocative inquiry into the process of artistic alchemy that attempts the nearly impossible, the translation of fiction into film."-BooklistOne of America's most accomplished and acclaimed contemporary writers, E. L. Doctorow has played an active role in transforming his novels into films, writing screenplay adaptations of three works: The Book of Daniel, Ragtime, and Loon Lake. These scripts reveal a new aspect of Doctorow's remarkable talents and offer unique insight into the complex relationship between literature and motion pictures. Doctorow revised his Ragtime screenplay for this book and wrote a preface on the art of screenwriting. E. L. Doctorow's novels are Welcome to Hard Times, The Book of Daniel, Ragtime, Loon Lake, Lives of the Poets, World's Fair, Billy Bathgate, The Waterworks, and City of God. Among his honors are the National Book Award, two National Book Critics Circle awards, the PEN/Faulkner Award, the Edith Wharton Citation for Fiction, the William Dean Howells Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the National Humanities Medal. Paul Levine is a professor of American literature at Copenhagen University. 480 pages. Bookseller Inventory # S3979622

Book Description: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr, 2003. Hardcover. Book Condition: Brand New. 464 pages. 9.50x6.75x1.75 inches. In Stock. Delivery: UK usually 4-5 days, Europe/USA/ROW 7-10 days. Bookseller Inventory # 0801872014

Book Description: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. 164mm x 37mm x 242mm. "Three Screenplays is of interest as much for the stories of films that didn't get made as for any insight on the translation from novel to screenplay."-Times Literary Supplement"A provocative inquiry into the process of artistic alchemy that attempts the nearly impossible, the translation of fiction into film."-BooklistOne of America's most accomplished and acclaimed contemporary writers, E. L. Doctorow has played an active role in transforming his novels into films, writing screenplay adaptations of three works: The Book of Daniel, Ragtime, and Loon Lake. These scripts reveal a new aspect of Doctorow's remarkable talents and offer unique insight into the complex relationship between literature and motion pictures. Doctorow revised his Ragtime screenplay for this book and wrote a preface on the art of screenwriting. E. L. Doctorow's novels are Welcome to Hard Times, The Book of Daniel, Ragtime, Loon Lake, Lives of the Poets, World's Fair, Billy Bathgate, The Waterworks, and City of God. Among his honors are the National Book Award, two National Book Critics Circle awards, the PEN/Faulkner Award, the Edith Wharton Citation for Fiction, the William Dean Howells Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the National Humanities Medal. Paul Levine is a professor of American literature at Copenhagen University. 480 pages. Bookseller Inventory # S3979622

Book Description: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. 164mm x 37mm x 242mm. "Three Screenplays is of interest as much for the stories of films that didn't get made as for any insight on the translation from novel to screenplay."-Times Literary Supplement"A provocative inquiry into the process of artistic alchemy that attempts the nearly impossible, the translation of fiction into film."-BooklistOne of America's most accomplished and acclaimed contemporary writers, E. L. Doctorow has played an active role in transforming his novels into films, writing screenplay adaptations of three works: The Book of Daniel, Ragtime, and Loon Lake. These scripts reveal a new aspect of Doctorow's remarkable talents and offer unique insight into the complex relationship between literature and motion pictures. Doctorow revised his Ragtime screenplay for this book and wrote a preface on the art of screenwriting. E. L. Doctorow's novels are Welcome to Hard Times, The Book of Daniel, Ragtime, Loon Lake, Lives of the Poets, World's Fair, Billy Bathgate, The Waterworks, and City of God. Among his honors are the National Book Award, two National Book Critics Circle awards, the PEN/Faulkner Award, the Edith Wharton Citation for Fiction, the William Dean Howells Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the National Humanities Medal. Paul Levine is a professor of American literature at Copenhagen University. 480 pages. Bookseller Inventory # S3979622