Name: Pride and Prejudice
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Author: Jane Austen
ISBN: 9781382052344

Type

Physical Book

Author

Jane Austen

Introduction by

Malorie Blackman

Publisher

Oxford Children's

Language

English

Pages

488

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9781382052344

Synopsis "Pride and Prejudice"

The daughter of a country gentleman, Elizabeth Bennet, meets Fitzwilliam Darcy, a rich aristocratic landowner. Mr Darcy seems to have more pride than money. Nobody likes him, least of all Elizabeth Bennet. But not everyone is who they seem...

Jane Austen

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She was a British novelist who lived during the Georgian era. She was born in the rectory of Steventon (Hampshire). Her family belonged to the British gentry (rural nobility or agrarian bourgeoisie), a context she never left and in which she set all her works, always revolving around the marriage of her protagonist.

She has been portrayed in cinema on numerous occasions, sometimes faithfully reproduced, like the 1940 classic Pride and Prejudice directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier, and other times adapted to modern times, as is the case with Clueless, a loose adaptation of Emma. Other versions include Sense and Sensibility from 1995; Mansfield Park from 2000; and Pride and Prejudice in 2004 (directed by Gurinder Chadha) and in 2005 (directed by Joe Wright). However, the most faithful and perfect version of the book Pride and Prejudice to date is the series presented by the BBC starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle. The interest that Jane Austen's work continues to arouse today shows the relevance of her thought and the influence she has had on subsequent literature. Her life has also been portrayed in film with the movie Becoming Jane (2007)

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Malorie Blackman

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Malorie Blackman (Clapham, United Kingdom, 1962) is a renowned British writer and screenwriter specialized in young adult literature, famous for addressing complex social issues such as racism and inequality. Her most iconic work is the Noughts & Crosses series (Pares y Nones), a literary reference adapted by HBO in 2020. She has published over sixty books, including Pig-Heart Boy and Cloud Busting, and was the first black screenwriter to write for the Doctor Who series. Blackman has received more than fifteen awards, including the Eleanor Farjeon Award and the PEN Pinter Prize, and was the Children’s Laureate of the United Kingdom (2013-2015). Her works, translated into numerous languages, continue to inspire readers around the world.

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