lazeldes@wlcrjs.UUCP (Leah A Zeldes) (02/28/85)
>About five years ago a town in Arkansas banned the novelization of "Flowers for >Algernon"... "Flowers for Algernon" wasn't a novelization. That is, the movie, "Charley," was made from the book, not vice versa. That seems odd today, but it really used to happen! -- Leah A Zeldes ...ihnp4!wlcrjs!lazeldes
ecl@ahutb.UUCP (e.leeper) (03/01/85)
REFERENCES: <748@decwrl.UUCP>, <613@wlcrjs.UUCP> [Hi, Leah!] > >About five years ago a town in Arkansas banned the novelization of "Flowers > >for Algernon"... > "Flowers for Algernon" wasn't a novelization. That is, the movie, > "Charley," was made from the book, not vice versa. > That seems odd today, but it really used to happen! Well, the novel *was* a novelization of the short story (novelette, novella, whatever) "Flowers for Algernon," though, as Leah points out, *not* a novelization of the film CHARLY. (Note spelling, please.) Evelyn C. Leeper Note temporary kluge for new address => ...{ihnp4, houxm, hocsj}!ahuta!ahutb!ecl
3215rfs@hogpd.UUCP (R.SOYACK) (03/01/85)
"Flowers For Algernon" was a short story that became a television play, that became a movie, and that, finally became a book. I would not call it a novel. It is written in the form of Charlie's diary. If you haven't read either the short story or the book I would recommend both very highly. Rich Soyack