Walk the Line. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the 1997 book, Cash: The Autobiography of Johnny Cash
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Cash: The Autobiography of Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash, 1997
movie vs book
James Mangold, 2005

In 1968, as an audience of inmates at Folsom State Prison cheer for Johnny Cash, he waits backstage near a table saw, reminding him of his early life. A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash’s life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.


Walk the Line. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the 1975 book, Man in Black
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Man in Black
Johnny Cash, 1975
movie vs book
James Mangold, 2005

In 1968, as an audience of inmates at Folsom State Prison cheer for Johnny Cash, he waits backstage near a table saw, reminding him of his early life. A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash’s life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.


The End of the Tour. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 2010 book, Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself: A Road Trip with David Foster Wallace
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Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself: A Road Trip with David Foster Wallace
David Lipsky, 2010
movie vs book
James Ponsoldt, 2015

Writer David Lipsky is dismayed to hear about the suicide of novelist David Foster Wallace in 2008. He had interviewed the author over a period of days twelve years earlier, following the publication of Wallace’s novel Infinite Jest, which received critical praise and became an international bestseller, a touchstone for numerous readers.