6 Must-Read Books That Were Inspired by Other Books

May 16, 2024, 11:53 IST

Riya Teotia

Ulysses by James Joyce

Joyce's epic portrait of a day in the lives of three Dubliners– Leopold Bloom, his wife Molly and Stephen Dedalus draws inspiration from Homer's The Odyssey.

Foe by JM Coetzee

Coetzee's story of a young English widow who finds herself marooned on a desert island is a complete reinvention of Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe.

Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

This book is based on the English classic, Don Quixote. Madame Bovary is a romantic take on Don Quixote, but once you realise it, you won't be able to un-see it while you read.

On Beauty by Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith's novel of different yet intertwined families, is loosely based on the E.M. Forster classic, Howard's End. The similarities are in its setting and plot details.

A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley

This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is based on Shakespeare's King Lear. From the plot to the characters, the similarities are actually pretty hard to miss once you spot them.

1. Changes in Moles

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