Fidelity, Adaptation, and Meta-commentary: The Case of Susan Orlean’s The Orchid Thief and Spike Jonze’s Adaptation

Abstract Susan Orlean’s The Orchid Thief has raised and defied questions about genre since its appearance in 1998. Though “research” and “facts” are at the foreground of the book, critics have described it by such terms as literary non-fiction, faction, personal journalism, and non-fiction nove...

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Main Author: Victoria de Zwaan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Osijek 2017-12-01
Series:Anafora
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Online Access:http://www.ffos.unios.hr/anafora/anafora-41-6-fidelity-adaptation-and-meta-commentary