Stendhal was forty-seven when his first major novel, Le rouge et le noir, was published in 1830 (although a little known and unremarkable book called Armance did precede The Red and The Black).  This tale of the young Julien Sorel, takes some dedication to finish and is best devoured in the original French.  Often cited […]
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Le rouge et le noir by Stendhal
Posted in The List, tagged Film Adaptation, Review, Stendhal on November 5, 2012 | Comments Off on Le rouge et le noir by Stendhal
The cursed novel adaptation – Eucalyptus by Murray Bail
Posted in The List, tagged Eucalyptus, Film Adaptation, Murray Bail, Review on May 9, 2012 | Comments Off on The cursed novel adaptation – Eucalyptus by Murray Bail
Eucalyptus is a simple novel. The story of a widower who plants hundreds of eucalyptuses as a memorial to his wife. Living with him in this man-made forest, hidden away from prying eyes, is the young daughter (due to be portrayed by Nicole Kidman in a never completed movie).  Over the years, men have tried […]
Review of The Luck of Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray
Posted in The List, tagged Film Adaptation, Review, Thackeray on August 20, 2011 | Comments Off on Review of The Luck of Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray
A romp through the late 1700’s which takes in a young Irish rogue who ends up in the British Army in Germany for the Seven Years War and then in the pay of the Prussians. He’s adventures keep him away from the UK for eleven years until he finally returns to win the heart of […]