The Namesake. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the 2003 book
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The Namesake
Jhumpa Lahiri, 2003
movie vs book
Mira Nair, 2006

Gogol, an American-born child of Indian immigrants, desires to assimilate into the New York culture, although his family remains attached to their conventional customs.


Queen of Katwe. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 2012 book, The Queen of Katwe
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The Queen of Katwe
Tim Crothers, 2012
movie vs book
Mira Nair, 2016

Living in Katwe, a slum in Kampala, Uganda, is a constant struggle for 10-year-old Phiona. She and her younger brother help their mother sell maize in the market. She also helps care for her baby brother. Her world changes one day when she meets Robert Katende at a missionary program. Katende coaches soccer and teaches children to play chess at a local center.


The Reluctant Fundamentalist. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 2007 book
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Mohsin Hamid, 2007
movie vs book
Mira Nair, 2012

Anse Rainier, an American professor at Lahore University, is kidnapped and held for ransom. Bobby Lincoln, an American journalist in Pakistan, arranges to interview Rainer’s colleague Changez Khan, whom he suspects is involved in the kidnapping.


Vanity Fair. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 1848 book
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Vanity Fair
William Makepeace Thackeray, 1848
movie vs book
Mira Nair, 2004

In 1802 United Kingdom, Becky Sharp, the orphaned daughter of an impoverished painter, has just finished her studies at Miss Pinkerton’s School for Girls and has been offered a position as governess to the daughters of Sir Pitt Crawley. Before she begins her position she travels to London with her close friend Amelia Sedley to stay with the Sedley family.


Amelia. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 1989 book, The Sound of Wings: The Life of Amelia Earhart
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The Sound of Wings: The Life of Amelia Earhart
Mary S. Lovell, 1989
movie vs book
Mira Nair, 2009

On July 2, 1937, Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, are on the last leg of an around-the-world flight. Moving in vignettes from her early years, the movie is look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world.


Amelia. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 1997 book, East to the Dawn: The Life of Amelia Earhart
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East to the Dawn: The Life of Amelia Earhart
Susan Butler, 1997
movie vs book
Mira Nair, 2009

On July 2, 1937, Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, are on the last leg of an around-the-world flight. Moving in vignettes from her early years, the movie is look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world.


A Suitable Boy. Poster of the 2020 TV series and cover of the 1993 book
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A Suitable Boy
Vikram Seth, 1993
TV series vs book
Mira Nair, Shimit Amin, 2020

Set during the 1950s, the six-part series tells the story of a young woman’s search for love and identity in a newly independent, post-Partition India defining its own future.