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The Art of Adaptation: Navigating Challenges in Bringing Books to the Silver Screen

Baird Valentina — Tue, 26 Dec 2023 12:56:57 +0000

Adaptation, in the realms of literature and cinema, is an art form that requires a delicate balance between staying true to the source material and translating its essence into a visual medium. The process of transforming beloved books into captivating … Read More

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Balancing Books and Words: How Literature Shapes Financial Thinking:

Baird Valentina — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 11:09:50 +0000

There are many ways to expand your knowledge of finance and accounting. However, one of the most fascinating and little-studied methods is reading good literature. Books, whether classic fiction, mysteries, or nonfiction, can shape your financial thinking and provide unique … Read More

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Dina Rubina “Cold Spring in Provence”

Baird Valentina — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 08:50:48 +0000

Dina Rubina is known not only as a writer, but also as the author of successful screenplays. That is why her stories are always so bright, rich and dynamic, they are able to capture from the first lines. Before you … Read More

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Salman Rushdie “Rage”

Baird Valentina — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 08:43:25 +0000

The Fury novel is both similar to other Rushdie books and stands apart because of a completely different atmosphere. One review described it as “a shocking insight into the darkest corners of the human soul.”

“Rage” is a diagnosis to … Read More

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Orhan Pamuk “Biography of Istanbul”

Baird Valentina — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 08:24:02 +0000

Almost the first Turkish writer, whose books are read by the whole world. Translations into dozens of languages, prestigious literary awards, and the main among them – the Nobel Prize – evidence of world recognition. In 2006, the prize was … Read More

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Jean-Michel Genassez, “The Irredeemable Optimists Club”

Baird Valentina — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 08:21:26 +0000

Jean-Michel Genasseur recently made a name for himself as a contemporary novelist, but he immediately entered the lists of intellectual prose. His books have won several literary prizes, including the Goncourt Prize, have been translated into dozens of languages and … Read More

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Joan Rowling’s The Casual Vacancy

Baird Valentina — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 08:17:05 +0000

To most, Joan Rowling will forever be “Harry Potter’s mom,” but the writer doesn’t seem intent on stopping there. “Casual Vacancy” has nothing to do with the world of magic or with the naïve notions of reality without magic that … Read More

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Chuck Palanick’s “Lullaby”

Baird Valentina — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 08:08:31 +0000

Chuck Palahniuk became world famous thanks to his novel Fight Club – his film adaptation with Brad Pitt, Edward Norton and Helena Bonham Carter became a cult movie. The first novel, which garnered several literary awards, was followed by the … Read More

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