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Books Behind the Best Movies

"We all have our favourite books and our favourite movies and every now and then they combine to make a brilliant combination! From The Shawshank Redemption (Different Seasons by Stephen King) to The Godfather to Mary Poppins we've compiled a list of wonderful films and the books behind them." (Book Depository, 22nd August, 2019)
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American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
1
Bret Easton Ellis
Around the World in Eighty Days (Jules Verne)
Around the World in Eighty Days
2
Jules Verne
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
3
Ian McEwan
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
4
Markus Zusak
The Borrowers (Mary Norton)
The Borrowers
5
Mary Norton
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
6
Truman Capote
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
7
Helen Fielding
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
8
Joseph Heller
The Cider House Rules (John Irving)
The Cider House Rules
9
John Irving
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
10
Anthony Burgess
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
11
Alice Walker
The Constant Gardener (John Le Carré)
The Constant Gardener
12
John Le Carré
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
13
Neil Gaiman
The Devil Wears Prada (Lauren Weisberger)
The Devil Wears Prada
14
Lauren Weisberger
Different Seasons (Stephen King)
Different Seasons
15
Stephen King
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
16
Frank Herbert
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
17
Dan Brown
Eat, Pray, Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat, Pray, Love
18
Elizabeth Gilbert
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
19
Jane Austen
Empire of the Sun (J. G. Ballard)
Empire of the Sun
20
J. G. Ballard
The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
The English Patient
21
Michael Ondaatje
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
22
Ray Bradbury
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
23
John Green
The French Lieutenant's Woman (John Fowles)
The French Lieutenant's Woman
24
John Fowles
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
25
Paula Hawkins
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
26
Stieg Larsson
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
27
Mario Puzo
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
28
Gillian Flynn
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
29
Margaret Mitchell
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
30
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
31
Margaret Atwood
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
32
J.K. Rowling
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
33
Kathryn Stockett
The Horse Whisperer (Nicholas Evans)
The Horse Whisperer
34
Nicholas Evans
The Hours (Michael Cunningham)
The Hours
35
Michael Cunningham
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
36
Suzanne Collins
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
37
Anne Rice
The Invention of Hugo Cabret (Brian Selznick)
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
38
Brian Selznick
It (Stephen King)
It
39
Stephen King
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
Jaws
40
Peter Benchley
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