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Popular Retellings of Even More Popular Books

All literature is derivative of something, but these books don't bother hiding their influences. Coupled with the original stories they are retelling, here are 21 books that retell classic novels, poems, and plays from literary history.
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The Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey
Homer
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Ulysses (James Joyce)
Ulysses
James Joyce
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Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte
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Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
Wide Sargasso Sea
Jean Rhys
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Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
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Jack Maggs (Peter Carey)
Jack Maggs
Peter Carey
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Snow White (Brothers Grimm)
Snow White
Brothers Grimm
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Boy, Snow, Bird (Helen Oyeyemi)
Boy, Snow, Bird
Helen Oyeyemi
9
King Lear (William Shakespeare)
King Lear
William Shakespeare
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A Thousand Acres (Jane Smiley)
A Thousand Acres
Jane Smiley
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
L. Frank Baum
12
Wicked (Gregory Maguire)
Wicked
Gregory Maguire
13
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare
14
Warm Bodies (Isaac Marion)
Warm Bodies
Isaac Marion
15
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
William Shakespeare
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The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (David Wroblewski)
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
David Wroblewski
17
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
Miguel De Cervantes
18
Going Bovine (Libba Bray)
Going Bovine
Libba Bray
19
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Great (Sara Benincasa)
Great
Sara Benincasa
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Howard's End (E. M. Forster)
Howard's End
E. M. Forster
22
On Beauty (Zadie Smith)
On Beauty
Zadie Smith
23
Peter Pan (J.M. Barrie)
Peter Pan
J.M. Barrie
24
Second Star (Alyssa B. Sheinmel)
Second Star
Alyssa B. Sheinmel
25
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
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Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
Helen Fielding
27
An Assembly Such as This
An Assembly Such as This
28
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (Seth Grahame-Smith)
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Seth Grahame-Smith
29
The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker
30
Winterspell (Claire Legrand)
Winterspell
Claire Legrand
31
Cinderella
Cinderella
32
Cinder (Marissa Meyer)
Cinder
Marissa Meyer
33
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
34
Splintered (A. G. Howard)
Splintered
A. G. Howard
35
Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
Anonymous
36
Grendel
Grendel
37
Mrs. Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs. Dalloway
Virginia Woolf
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The Hours (Michael Cunningham)
The Hours
Michael Cunningham
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The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
Edith Wharton
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The Innocents
The Innocents
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