Novel/Film

The Virgin Suicides - How Minor Changes Have Major Impacts

We examine Sofia Coppola's seminal directorial debut and Jeffrey Eugenide's debut novel through the lens of Kurt Vonnegut's proposed basic story shapes. With an adaptation so similar to the original source material how do small alterations end up having such monumental impacts on the final narrative?

Howl's Moving Castle - Kishotenketsu and the art of Localization

In the 4th installment of Novel/Film we discuss Howl's Moving Castle by Dianne Wynne Jones adapted by the much-loved Studio Ghibli in 2004. We wonder do cultural story telling devices clash in this popular adaptation? Did localization remove a pivotal plot point? Tune in to find out.

Persepolis - When the Author and Director are One and the Same

In the third installment of Novel/Film, we discuss Marjane Satrapi's autobiographical graphic novel, which depicts her adolescence through the Iranian Revolution and the subsequent unsettling of her beloved home life and Tehran. Persepolis also presents a fascinating example of an original work and its adaptation written and directed by the same person.

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - An Evergreen Theme

A 20th-century novel with contemporary themes. We examine the thematic differences in the American Classic, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn [https://www.harpercollins.com/products/a-tree-grows-in-brooklyn-betty-smith?variant=32207428583458], and its 1945 film adaptation, and Oscar winner [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038190/], by the same name.

SHREK! - A Children's book!?

Shrek was a children's book? Yes! A delightful one at that. We discuss the 1990, William Steig classic, SHREK! [https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780312384494/shrek], and the tumultuous path its adaptation took on its way to the silver screen. Listen to it live on 97.3 FM Nov. 1st at 12 PM (EST) or check the archives on WRIR.org [http://WRIR.org]