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20 Great Novels About the Movie Business

Just some of the terrific novels written against the backdrop of the film industry. How many have you read? And of those that have been adapted, how many of the adaptations have you seen?
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Blonde (Joyce Carol Oates)
Blonde
Joyce Carol Oates
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Blue Movie (Terry Southern)
Blue Movie
Terry Southern
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Boy Wonder (James Robert Baker)
Boy Wonder
james robert baker
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The Day of the Locust (Nathanael West)
The Day of the Locust
Nathanael West
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The Disenchanted (Budd Schulberg)
The Disenchanted
Budd Schulberg
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Flicker (Theodore Roszak)
Flicker
Theodore Roszak
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Force Majeure (Bruce Wagner)
Force Majeure
Bruce Wagner
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Get Shorty
Get Shorty
9
Hollywood (Charles Bukowski)
Hollywood
Charles Bukowski
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I, Fatty (Jerry Stahl)
I, Fatty
Jerry Stahl
11
The Last Tycoon (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Last Tycoon
F. Scott Fitzgerald
12
Laughing Gas (P. G. Wodehouse)
Laughing Gas
P. G. Wodehouse
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The Loved One (Evelyn Waugh)
The Loved One
evelyn waugh
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Me Cheeta (James Lever)
Me Cheeta
James Lever
15
Money (Martin Amis)
Money
Martin Amis
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The Player (Michael Tolkien)
The Player
michael tolkien
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Postcards From the Edge (Screenplay) (Carrie Fisher)
Postcards From the Edge (Screenplay)
Carrie Fisher
18
Slow Fade (Rudolph Wurlitzer)
Slow Fade
Rudolph Wurlitzer
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Their Finest Hour and a Half (Lissa Evans)
Their Finest Hour and a Half
Lissa Evans
20
What Makes Sammy Run? (Budd Schulberg)
What Makes Sammy Run?
Budd Schulberg
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