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Debut novels
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The list Debut novels includes
Divergent, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein, The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing and Neuromancer.
The list consists of 1,557 members
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Divergent
2011 book by Veronica Roth
Overview: Divergent is a 2014 American dystopian science fiction action film directed by Neil Burger, based on the 2011 novel of the same name by Veronica Roth. The film is the first installment in The Divergent ...
Release date: 18 March 2014Genre: Action, Adventure, Romance, Sci-Fi, ThrillerDirector: Neil BurgerProducer: Lucy Fisher, John J. KellyWriter: Evan Daugherty, Vanessa TaylorIn a world divided by factions based on virtues, Tris learns she's Divergent and won't fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents ...
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Frankenstein
1994 horror film directed by Kenneth Branagh
Overview: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is a 1994 science fiction horror film directed by Kenneth Branagh who also stars as Victor Frankenstein, with Robert De Niro portraying Frankenstein's monster (called The C ...
Release date: 4 November 1994Genre: Drama, Horror, Romance, Sci-FiDirector: Kenneth BranaghProducer: David Barron, Kenneth BranaghWriter: Mary Shelley, Steph LadyWhen the brilliant but unorthodox scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein rejects the artificial man that he has created, the Creature escapes and later swears ... 0
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Victor Frankenstein
1818 novel by Mary Shelley
Overview: Victor Frankenstein is a 2015 American science fantasy horror film based on contemporary adaptations of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. It is directed by Paul McGuigan ...
Release date: 25 November 2015Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Adventure, Crime, MysteryDirector: Paul McGuiganCast: Daniel Radcliffe, Jessica Brown Findlay, Bronson Webb, James McAvoy, Daniel Mays, Spencer WildingProducer: Mairi Bett, Derek DauchyWriter: Max Landis, Mary ShelleyTold from Igor's perspective, we see the troubled young assistant's dark origins, his redemptive friendship with the young medical student Viktor ... 0
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The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
1973 film based on the novel by Marilyn Durham directed by Richard C. Sarafian
Overview: The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing is a 1973 American Western film adaptation of Marilyn Durham's novel of the same name directed by Richard C. Sarafian, written by Eleanor Perry and William W. Norton, and ...Release date: 28 June 1973Genre: Western, RomanceDirector: Richard C. SarafianProducer: Eleanor Perry, Martin PollWriter: Marilyn Durham, Eleanor Perry 0
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Neuromancer
1984 novel by William Gibson
Overview: Neuromancer is a 1984 science fiction novel by American-Canadian writer William Gibson. Considered one of the earliest and best-known works in the cyberpunk genre, it is the only novel to win the Nebula ...Genre: Sci-Fi 0
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I Capture the Castle
2003 film by Tim Fywell
Overview: I Capture the Castle is a 2003 British romantic comedy film directed by Tim Fywell. It is based on the 1948 novel of the same name by Dodie Smith, with the screenplay written by Heidi Thomas. The film ...
Release date: 11 January 2003Genre: Drama, Romance, ComedyDirector: Tim FywellProducer: Steve Christian, Cleone ClarkeWriter: Dodie Smith, Heidi ThomasA love story set in 1930s England that follows 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain, and the fortunes of her eccentric family, struggling to survive in a decaying ... 0
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A Great and Terrible Beauty
2003 US fantasy novel by Libba Bray
Overview: A Great and Terrible Beauty is the first novel in the Gemma Doyle Trilogy by Libba Bray. It is told from the perspective of Gemma Doyle, a girl in the year 1895.Genre: Drama, Romance, Mystery, Fantasy, AdventureDirector: Charles SturridgeCast: Kunal SharmaProducer: Libba Bray, Charles SturridgeLed by her visions and the spirit of her dead mother, Gemma Doyle takes her boarding school clique deep into mystical realms controlled by an ancient group ... 0
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Agatha Christie's Poirot episode
Overview: The Mysterious Affair at Styles is the first detective novel by British writer Agatha Christie, introducing her fictional detective Hercule Poirot. It was written in the middle of the First World War ... 0
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White Teeth
2000 novel by Zadie Smith
Overview: White Teeth is British author Zadie Smith's debut novel, published in 2000. It focuses on the later lives of two wartime friends—the Bangladeshi Samad Iqbal and the Englishman Archie Jones—and their f ...Release date: 17 September 2002Genre: Drama, ComedyDirector: Julian JarroldProducer: Nick Brown, Rebecca EatonWriter: Simon Burke, Zadie SmithIn 1970s England, cultures start to mix and cross with different experiences. Archie is contemplating suicide until he meets Clara... 0
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The Brave Bulls
American, Artist
Overview: The Brave Bulls is a 1951 American drama film directed by Robert Rossen and written by John Bright. The film stars Mel Ferrer, Miroslava, Anthony Quinn, Eugene Iglesias, José Torvay and Charlita. The film ... 0
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V.
1963 novel by Thomas Pynchon
Overview: V. is a satirical postmodern novel and the debut novel of Thomas Pynchon, published on March 18, 1963. It describes the exploits of a discharged U.S. Navy sailor named Benny Profane, his reconnection in ... 0
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The Sporting Club
1971 American film
Overview: The Sporting Club is a 1971 American comedy film directed by Larry Peerce and written by Lorenzo Semple Jr. It is based the 1968 novel The Sporting Club by Thomas McGuane. The film stars Robert Fields ...Release date: 28 February 1971Genre: Drama, Comedy, SportDirector: Larry PeerceProducer: Thomas McGuane, Lorenzo Semple Jr. 0
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The Light That Failed
1939 film by William A. Wellman
Overview: The Light That Failed is a 1939 drama film based on Rudyard Kipling's 1891 novel of the same name. It stars Ronald Colman as an artist who is going blind.Release date: 24 December 1939Genre: DramaDirector: William A. WellmanProducer: Robert Carson, Rudyard KiplingDick Heldar, a London artist, is gradually losing his sight. He struggles to complete his masterpiece... 0
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The Hate U Give
2017 young adult novel by Angie Thomas
Overview: The Hate U Give is a 2017 young adult novel by Angie Thomas. It is Thomas's debut novel, expanded from a short story she wrote in college in reaction to the police shooting of Oscar Grant. The book is ... 0
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Revolutionary Road
1961 novel by Richard Yates
Overview: Revolutionary Road is the debut novel by the American author Richard Yates. It was a finalist for the National Book Award in 1962, along with Catch-22 and The Moviegoer. When published by Atlantic-Little ... 0
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To Kill a Mockingbird
1960 novel by Harper Lee
Overview: To Kill a Mockingbird is a 1960 novel by American author Harper Lee. It became instantly successful after its release; in the United States, it is widely read in high schools and middle schools. To Kill ... 0
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The Help
Novel by Kathryn Stockett
Overview: The Help is a historical fiction novel by American author Kathryn Stockett published by Penguin Books in 2009. The story is about African Americans working in white households in Jackson, Mississippi ... 0
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The Harp in the South
1948 novel by Ruth Park
Overview: The Harp in the South is the debut novel by New Zealand-born Australian author Ruth Park. Published in 1948, it portrays the life of a Catholic Irish Australian family living in the Sydney suburb of Surry ...Release date: 11 May 1987Genre: DramaDirector: George WhaleyProducer: Anthony Buckley, Robert MerciecaWriter: Ruth Park, George Whaley 0
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Cold Sassy Tree
1984 novel by Olive Ann Burns
Overview: Cold Sassy Tree is a 1984 historical novel by Olive Ann Burns. Set in the U.S. state of Georgia in the fictional town of Cold Sassy (based on the real city of Harmony Grove, now Commerce) in 1906, it ...Release date: 16 October 1989Genre: DramaDirector: Joan TewkesburyCast: Faye Dunaway, Richard Widmark, Frances Fisher, Lee Garlington, John M. Jackson, Jay O. SandersProducer: Karen Danaher-Dorr, Faye DunawayWriter: Olive Ann Burns, Karen Croner 0
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Vendetta for the Saint: Part 1
The Saint episode
Overview: Vendetta for the Saint is a 1964 mystery novel featuring the character of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint". Vendetta for the Saint was the first full-length Saint novel published since The Saint Sees it ... 0
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