Download or read book From Book to Screen written by Keiko I. McDonald and published by M.E. Sharpe. This book was released on 2000 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study explores the connections between Japan's modern literary tradition and its national cinema. The first part offers a historical and cultural overview of the working relationship that developed between pure literature and film. The second analyzes 12 literary works and their adaptions.