{"product_id":"novelization-jan-baetens-9780814254738","title":"Novelization: From Film to Novel","description":"Studies of adaptation from novels to film are common, but not as widely known are adaptations with the opposite relationship. In \u003ci\u003eNovelization: From Film to Novel\u003c\/i\u003e, Jan Baetens explores how transforming an original film or screenplay into a novel establishes a new genre and revises our understanding of narrative theory more broadly. A typical example of popular literature, novelization has remained an overlooked practice in spite of the cultural and commercial importance of the genre, which is as old as cinema itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eNovelization\u003c\/i\u003e offers a historical overview of the genre, focusing on the various formats that have been adopted since the first decades of the twentieth century until today: daily and weekly novelizations, cheap brochures, pocket books, and trade editions. It studies the specific features of the genre from various points of view: narrative style, illustrations, authorship, and marketing. By studying novelization from a broad historical perspective, Baetens reframes our understanding of adaptation and the relationship between cinema and literature. Rather than assume that cinematic adaptations either cannibalize or rejuvenate literature, \u003ci\u003eNovelization\u003c\/i\u003e ultimately offers the opportunity to rethink the adaptation paradigm of film and literary studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jan Baetens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 081425473X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814254738\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ohio State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d","brand":"Jan Baetens","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991095902463,"sku":"9780814254738","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e1a9dbd7-631e-4ad6-8810-69c760d0081c.jpg?v=1683308414","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/novelization-jan-baetens-9780814254738","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}