![]() We look at some of the best movies and TV series that have been adapted from his books and stories. This is why this article and the list below are made to help ease your way around his world of fascinating stories and characters. ![]() Stephen King remains a master storyteller even after all these years. Do you get what we’re dealing with here now?įrom the big screen to television to graphic novels to stage, the number of his adaptations is just way too many to count. Harrigan’s Phone (from “If It Bleeds”) on Netflix. We also have some upcoming movies like Mr. ![]() And as impossible as it may sound, the number of adaptations from his story crosses the 100 mark. After all, the man has written over 80 books (even more if you consider his short stories and novellas separately). If you’ve ever tried reading or watching Stephen King‘s stories, you know it’s easier said than done. ![]()
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![]() One of the obvious indications of this fundamental imperfection of the Belarusian nation is the destiny of political forces of its nationalism: downfall of their popularity in the 1990s, their candidates’ failure in the 1994 presidential elections-the only elections held in accordance with international standards, followed by their ousting to the outskirts of political scene. ![]() One of these axiomatic truths of Belarusian post-communism implies lack of Belarusian national identity, which gave a stimulus to the rise of the Belarusian authoritarian regime. 1One of the problems of the studies of Belarusian post-communism transformation scenarios is the fact that the majority of them is based on several “basic truths” which, the longer they are used the more self-evident they become. ![]() ![]() ![]() Their gowns flow like tails, their hair moving like it’s caught the ocean currents, and everything about them is simply wonderful. Even when it’s a reality that some people refuse to see.Ĭoming home from the pool with his abuela one day, Julián’s subway car is suddenly boarded by three beautiful mermaids. I’m there because Jessica Love has been granted a very remarkable gift. I can smell the apartment that Julián shares with his abuela. A book like Julián Is a Mermaid comes along and there. And then one day, my waiting is rewarded. You cannot require an illustrator to be able to capture the intangible in their art. Imbuing a book with that kind of realism is beyond difficult, though. When I enter a character’s house I want to almost be able to smell the shampoo in the carpet or the faint aroma of dinner from the night before. It is this experience of walking into a house and being overwhelmed by the sense of the place that I hope for in my picture books. I love it when a friend moves house because when I walk into their new home it smells just like their previous place of occupancy, with just a twinge of difference. Homes absorb the lives of their occupants, and the end result is as much an olfactory experience as a visual one. When you walk into another person’s home, there’s always a distinct smell to the place. ![]() |