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Book-to-movie adaptations need a remodel

Summary by Pipe Dream
Despite being one of the most iconic novels of all time and a symbol of American literary excellence, “The Catcher in the Rye” has never been adapted for the big screen. Author J.D. Salinger famously denied stage and film rights to even directors as esteemed as Steven Spielberg, Elia Kazan and Billy Wilder. He explained this decision in a letter, writing of protagonist Holden Caulfield, “The weight of the book is in the narrator’s voice … He can…
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Pipe Dream broke the news in on Thursday, April 17, 2025.
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