Widows. Poster of the 1983 TV series and cover of the book novelization
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Widows
Lynda La Plante, 1983
TV series vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Ian Toynton, 1983-1985

Three armed robbers meet their demise during a heist gone awry when the security van they’re targeting erupts in flames inside the Kingsway Tunnel in London. Left widowed, their spouses stumble upon their late husbands’ meticulously crafted plans for the failed robbery. Fueled by a desire for justice and retribution, they resolve to take matters into their own hands and orchestrate the heist themselves.


Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the 1909 book, Jakob von Gunten
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Jakob von Gunten
Robert Walser, 1909
movie vs book
Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay, Weiser Quay, 1995

Jakob is a young man who enters a school, run by brother and sister Johannes and Lisa Benjamenta, which trains servants. The teachers emphasize to the students that they are unimportant people. Jakob finds the school to be an oppressive environment, and does not enjoy the lessons in subservience that he receives. He proceeds to challenge the Benjamentas and attempts to shift their perspectives.