Description | This item is relates to the possibility of adapting Thomas Pynchon's novel 'The Crying of Lot 49'. The contents include and introductory, some information on the novel, and several sections on possibilities for making the film, with headings such as 'Time and Place' or 'What in the novel would have to go'. It also includes a chapter break-down. The introductory suggest that the author [or this item, not of the novel] had previously been in discussion with Kubrick about science fiction, as it often makes statements such as 'you said...'. There are also some hand-written notes in red pen, probably by the author of the document. |