>>But then, Clarke's is not the kind of author that has such a literate style that it is so difficult to translate to a quite linear movie (notice that 2001 went the opposite way -the movie is much more complex than the original short story). > >I wouldn't exactly call "2001" a short story. <g> > >~~Bonnie
Bonnie:
Martin is right. The book you refer to came later, *after* the movie. Stanley Kubrik approached Arthur C. Clark and they wrote the screenplay. He wrote the full book later (which as always is better and more complete than the movie).
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