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100 Books Some of the Best Films Ever Made Were Based On

100 Books Some of The Best Films Ever Made Were Based On: can be both fiction and non-fiction. Honourable inclusion is 2001: A Space Odyssey (written concurrently with the film).
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2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
1
Arthur C. Clarke
The African Queen (C.S. Forester)
The African Queen
2
C.S. Forester
All the President's Men (Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward)
All the President's Men
3
Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation
4
Jeff Vandermeer
The Big Heat (William P. McGivern)
The Big Heat
5
William P. McGivern
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
6
Raymond Chandler
The Birds (Daphne Du Maurier)
The Birds
7
Daphne Du Maurier
The Body Snatchers (Jack Finney)
The Body Snatchers
8
Jack Finney
The Bourne Identity (Robert Ludlum)
The Bourne Identity
9
Robert Ludlum
The Brave Little Toaster (Thomas M. Disch)
The Brave Little Toaster
10
Thomas M. Disch
The Bridge Over the River Kwai (Pierre Boulle)
The Bridge Over the River Kwai
11
Pierre Boulle
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
12
Stephen King
Casino Royale (Ian Fleming)
Casino Royale
13
Ian Fleming
Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas (Nicholas Pileggi)
Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas
14
Nicholas Pileggi
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
15
Roald Dahl
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
16
Anthony Burgess
Cross of Iron (Willi Heinrich)
Cross of Iron
17
Willi Heinrich
Devil in a Blue Dress (Walter Mosley)
Devil in a Blue Dress
18
Walter Mosley
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
19
Philip K Dick
Double Indemnity (James M. Cain)
Double Indemnity
20
James M. Cain
Dr. No (Ian Fleming)
Dr. No
21
Ian Fleming
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
22
Bram Stoker
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
23
Frank Herbert
The Executioners (John D. MacDonald)
The Executioners
24
John D. MacDonald
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
25
William Peter Blatty
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
26
Chuck Palahniuk
Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
Fingersmith
27
Sarah Waters
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
28
Mary Shelley
The Gangs of New York (Herbert Astbury)
The Gangs of New York
29
Herbert Astbury
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
30
Stieg Larsson
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
31
Mario Puzo
Goldfinger (Ian Fleming)
Goldfinger
32
Ian Fleming
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
33
Gillian Flynn
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
34
John Steinbeck
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
35
Shirley Jackson
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
36
Joseph Conrad
Hidden Figures (Margot Lee Shetterly)
Hidden Figures
37
Margot Lee Shetterly
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
38
J.R.R. Tolkien
Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howl's Moving Castle
39
Diana Wynne Jones
I Heard You Paint Houses (Charles Brandt)
I Heard You Paint Houses
40
Charles Brandt
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