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Search - My Movie Business : A Memoir
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My Movie Business A Memoir Author: John Irving's memoir begins with his account of the distinguished career and medical writings of the novelist's grandfather Dr. Frederick C. Irving, a renowned obstetrician and gynecologist, and includes Mr. Irving's incisive history of abortion politics in the United States. But My Movie Business focuses primarily on the thirteen years J... more »
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Describes the angst a writer goes through when converting a book to a screenplay. FASCINATING!
Readers who are fans of John Irving's, like I am, will most likely enjoy this memoir about how bizarre the movie industry is and all the obstacles that prevent a book from being made into a movie. It is well-written, if tedious at times, but overall rather fascinating in the details of how Irving transformed his substantial book The Cider House Rules into a less substantial screenplay.
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- Biographies & Memoirs >> Arts & Literature >> Authors
- Biographies & Memoirs >> General
- Literature & Fiction >> Authors, A-Z >> ( I ) >> Irving, John
- Humor & Entertainment >> Movies >> Adaptations