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All the books by W.P. Kinsella adapted to cinema and television
W.P. Kinsella is known for being the author of the book Shoeless Joe, first published in 1982, which was adapted to cinema by Phil Alden Robinson in 1989.
We invite you to watch, read, and vote for either the adaptation or the original, and join the debate on whether the book or the movie is better.
Shoeless Joe
W.P. Kinsella, 1982
movie vs book
Phil Alden Robinson, 1989
36-year old Ray Kinsella lives with his wife Annie and daughter Karin on their Iowa corn farm. He is troubled by the relationship with his late father, John Kinsella, a devoted baseball fan, and constantly fears growing old without ever achieving anything. Walking through his cornfield one evening, he hears a voice whispering, ‘If you build it, he will come’. Ray believes if he builds a baseball field, Shoeless Joe, whom his father idolized, can play baseball again.