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Great Books That Have Great Movie Adaptations

These are books that are the source of at least one acclaimed movie (according to IMDb). So people who enjoy book-movie combinations might find this list useful.
From my viewpoint, this is a list of the books behind some classic movies that I wish to (re)watch. Whether I (re)read the book before watching the movie is unpredictable.
Quiz: In almost all cases the names of the associated quality movies are obvious. But what about 'Carmen'? Or 'Inside Hitler's Bunker'?
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The 39 Steps (John Buchan)
The 39 Steps (John Buchan)
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The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
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The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
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All the President's Men (Carl Bernstein & Bob Woodward)
All the President's Men (Carl Bernstein & Bob Woodward)
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All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
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Anatomy of a Murder (Robert Traver)
Anatomy of a Murder (Robert Traver)
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Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
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Babette's Feast (Isak Dinesen)
Babette's Feast (Isak Dinesen)
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Badge of Evil (Filmed as Touch of Evil —Whit Masterson)
Badge of Evil (Filmed as Touch of Evil —Whit Masterson)
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Being There (Jerzy Kosinski)
Being There (Jerzy Kosinski)
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Black Narcissus (Rumer Godden)
Black Narcissus (Rumer Godden)
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Blow-Up (Julio Cortazar)
Blow-Up (Julio Cortazar)
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Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
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Brokeback Mountain (Annie Proulx)
Brokeback Mountain (Annie Proulx)
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The Butcher Boy (Patrick McCabe)
The Butcher Boy (Patrick McCabe)
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Captains Courageous (Rudyard Kipling)
Captains Courageous (Rudyard Kipling)
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Carmen (Prosper Merimee)
Carmen (Prosper Merimee)
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The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (Thomas Keneally)
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (Thomas Keneally)
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The Children of Men (P.D. James)
The Children of Men (P.D. James)
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City of God (Paulo Lins)
City of God (Paulo Lins)
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
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The Constant Gardener (John Le Carré)
The Constant Gardener (John Le Carré)
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Dangerous Liaisons (Pierre Choderlos De Laclos)
Dangerous Liaisons (Pierre Choderlos De Laclos)
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Deliverance (James Dickey)
Deliverance (James Dickey)
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Doctor Zhivago (Boris Pasternak)
Doctor Zhivago (Boris Pasternak)
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Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
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Drugstore Cowboy (James Fogle)
Drugstore Cowboy (James Fogle)
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The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
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The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
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Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
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The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (Giorgio Bassani, Trans. Jamie McKendrick)
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (Giorgio Bassani, Trans. Jamie McKendrick)
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The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (R. A. Dick)
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (R. A. Dick)
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
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Glengarry Glen Ross (David Mamet)
Glengarry Glen Ross (David Mamet)
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The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
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Goldfinger (Ian Fleming)
Goldfinger (Ian Fleming)
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The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
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The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
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Henry V (William Shakespeare)
Henry V (William Shakespeare)
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Hiroshima Mon Amour (Marguerite Duras)
Hiroshima Mon Amour (Marguerite Duras)
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