SEQUELS THAT WERE LONG IN THE OFFING
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The sequel to American
author Harper Lee's Pulitzer ning novel To Kill A
Prize-winMockingbird will be published 55 years after the original
was released. Presenting novels whose sequels were written by the same
authors after long intervals.
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1960)
SEQUEL: Go Set A Watchman (2015) AUTHOR: Harper Lee TIME GAP: 55 years Harper Lee's classic is set in the early 1930s in southern America, and deals with the issues of race and rape. It unfolds as a narration by a young girl Scout, whose lawyer-father, Atticus Finch, takes up the case of a coloured person who is accused of raping a white woman. It was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the book was adapted into an Oscarwinning film as well. While Lee hasn't written any novel since, now, a manuscript written by her before To Kill A Mockingbird, set 20 years after the events in the book, has been discovered, and is going to be published with the author's consent. “It features the character known as Scout as an adult woman and I thought it a pretty decent effort,“ Lee described in a statement.
THE SHINING (1977)
SEQUEL: Doctor Sleep (2013) AUTHOR: Stephen King TIME GAP: 36 years An alcoholic writer agrees to be a caretaker of a historic hotel during the off season and moves in with his family, including his young son Danny, who might possess psychic ability. Soon, the loneliness and the horrific past of the place take a toll on the writer, who turns into a murderous psychopath. The Shining is considered one greatest horror novels and has also been turned into a great horror film by Stanley Kubrick, though King has often remarked that the film totally failed to capture the spirit of the novel. The sequel, released in 2013, revolves around Danny , now in his 40s, and working as a care giver in a hospital.
ROSEMARY'S BABY (1967)
SEQUEL: Son Of Rosemary (1997) AUTHOR: Ira Levin TIME GAP: 30 years Considered one of the seminal works in horror literature, this book was also turned into a horror film by Roman Polanski. Plot? A young woman thinks her neighbours belong to a Satanic cult and are planning to sacrifice her baby .The book is now going to be turned into a TV series as well. In Leven's sequel, Rosemary's child, who is the Antichrist, brings Satan to Earth to wipe out mankind.
THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK (1984)
SEQUEL: Widows Of Eastwick (2008) AUTHOR: John Updike TIME GAP: 24 years Multiple Pulitzer Prize-winner John Updike came up with this novel about three witches who are seduced by a man who then dupes them by marrying their friend as a pro-feminist showcase. It was made into a film starring Hollywood heavyweights Jack Nicholson, Susan Sarandon, Cher and Michelle Pfeiffer, and has also been adapted into TV series and musical. The sequel to the book, set 30 years after the events in the original, also received acclaims for Updike's writing.
PYSCHO (1959) SEQUEL: Pyscho II (1982)
AUTHOR: Robert Bloch TIME GAP: 23 years Bloch was partly inspired to write Pyscho following a real-life incident involving Ed Gein, a body snatcher and murderer, who kept the corpses at home as trophies.Alfred Hitchcock adapted the novel into a blockbuster horror film that only made the book even more popular.In the sequel, Bates escapes from his mental asylum and soon a number of murders occur and the mystery deepens.Interestingly, the sequel of the film, released almost simultaneously, had an entirely different plot as the producers were not satisfied with Bloch's novel.
THE HOBBIT (1937)
Sequel: The Fellowship Of The Ring (1954) AUTHOR: JRR Tolkien TIME GAP: 17 years Tolkien hit upon the idea for The Hobbit when he was correcting students' answer sheets. The book is about Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit, who embarks on an adventure after being persuaded by a company of dwarves who are on a mission to reclaim their place from Smaug the Dragon. The Hobbit was an instant hit which prompted the publisher to request Tolkien for a sequel. And, so, the author began expanding his Middle Earth and came up with the even more epic and influential The Lord Of The Rings trilogy.
BRIDGET JONES: THE EDGE OF REASON (1999)
SEQUEL: Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy (2013) AUTHOR: Helen Fielding TIME GAP: 14 years Journalist Helen Fielding's columns targeting young women professionals resulted in Bridget Jones's Diary and the success of the first book spurred Helen Fielding to write its sequel The Edge Of Reason, which continued chronicling the romantic misadventures of its 30-something heroine.While the reception to it was not unanimously positive, after a gap, Fielding returned to her heroine, who in the third book is a 50plus widowed woman who, along with the diary , is now using social media to record her life.
SEQUEL: Go Set A Watchman (2015) AUTHOR: Harper Lee TIME GAP: 55 years Harper Lee's classic is set in the early 1930s in southern America, and deals with the issues of race and rape. It unfolds as a narration by a young girl Scout, whose lawyer-father, Atticus Finch, takes up the case of a coloured person who is accused of raping a white woman. It was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the book was adapted into an Oscarwinning film as well. While Lee hasn't written any novel since, now, a manuscript written by her before To Kill A Mockingbird, set 20 years after the events in the book, has been discovered, and is going to be published with the author's consent. “It features the character known as Scout as an adult woman and I thought it a pretty decent effort,“ Lee described in a statement.
THE SHINING (1977)
SEQUEL: Doctor Sleep (2013) AUTHOR: Stephen King TIME GAP: 36 years An alcoholic writer agrees to be a caretaker of a historic hotel during the off season and moves in with his family, including his young son Danny, who might possess psychic ability. Soon, the loneliness and the horrific past of the place take a toll on the writer, who turns into a murderous psychopath. The Shining is considered one greatest horror novels and has also been turned into a great horror film by Stanley Kubrick, though King has often remarked that the film totally failed to capture the spirit of the novel. The sequel, released in 2013, revolves around Danny , now in his 40s, and working as a care giver in a hospital.
ROSEMARY'S BABY (1967)
SEQUEL: Son Of Rosemary (1997) AUTHOR: Ira Levin TIME GAP: 30 years Considered one of the seminal works in horror literature, this book was also turned into a horror film by Roman Polanski. Plot? A young woman thinks her neighbours belong to a Satanic cult and are planning to sacrifice her baby .The book is now going to be turned into a TV series as well. In Leven's sequel, Rosemary's child, who is the Antichrist, brings Satan to Earth to wipe out mankind.
THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK (1984)
SEQUEL: Widows Of Eastwick (2008) AUTHOR: John Updike TIME GAP: 24 years Multiple Pulitzer Prize-winner John Updike came up with this novel about three witches who are seduced by a man who then dupes them by marrying their friend as a pro-feminist showcase. It was made into a film starring Hollywood heavyweights Jack Nicholson, Susan Sarandon, Cher and Michelle Pfeiffer, and has also been adapted into TV series and musical. The sequel to the book, set 30 years after the events in the original, also received acclaims for Updike's writing.
PYSCHO (1959) SEQUEL: Pyscho II (1982)
AUTHOR: Robert Bloch TIME GAP: 23 years Bloch was partly inspired to write Pyscho following a real-life incident involving Ed Gein, a body snatcher and murderer, who kept the corpses at home as trophies.Alfred Hitchcock adapted the novel into a blockbuster horror film that only made the book even more popular.In the sequel, Bates escapes from his mental asylum and soon a number of murders occur and the mystery deepens.Interestingly, the sequel of the film, released almost simultaneously, had an entirely different plot as the producers were not satisfied with Bloch's novel.
THE HOBBIT (1937)
Sequel: The Fellowship Of The Ring (1954) AUTHOR: JRR Tolkien TIME GAP: 17 years Tolkien hit upon the idea for The Hobbit when he was correcting students' answer sheets. The book is about Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit, who embarks on an adventure after being persuaded by a company of dwarves who are on a mission to reclaim their place from Smaug the Dragon. The Hobbit was an instant hit which prompted the publisher to request Tolkien for a sequel. And, so, the author began expanding his Middle Earth and came up with the even more epic and influential The Lord Of The Rings trilogy.
BRIDGET JONES: THE EDGE OF REASON (1999)
SEQUEL: Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy (2013) AUTHOR: Helen Fielding TIME GAP: 14 years Journalist Helen Fielding's columns targeting young women professionals resulted in Bridget Jones's Diary and the success of the first book spurred Helen Fielding to write its sequel The Edge Of Reason, which continued chronicling the romantic misadventures of its 30-something heroine.While the reception to it was not unanimously positive, after a gap, Fielding returned to her heroine, who in the third book is a 50plus widowed woman who, along with the diary , is now using social media to record her life.
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