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Sophie's Choice (1982): Film vs Book
Film · 1982 · Directed by Alan J. Pakula · Starring Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline
About the film
A young writer arrives in Brooklyn and becomes entangled with a charming man and a haunted woman.
How close is it to the book?
Close to the bookThe film follows the novel's narration and structure and its heavy sense of memory and loss.
Read or watch first?
The book is a larger and more detailed portrait.
What the book gives you
Sophie's Choice by William Styron
An intense, beautifully written story that stays with you and deepens your sense of what people carry.
Who will like it: Readers who want a big, emotionally powerful novel about memory, love and youth.