Background
Goldman wrote the book after a 50-week break following his first novel and finished it in seven days. (Other accounts say ten.) Goldman says he was inspired by reading a story by Harold Brodkey in the ''New Yorker'' called "First Love" and feeling he could write a better love story. The book was not widely reviewed when it came out but enjoyed more than fourteen publications in paperback since it came out. Goldman:Doubleday published it because they thought I might make some money for them someday, but the book found a certain cult. It's sold a lot of copies and it's very popular with the kids in the high schools and colleges. It's a very strange thing.
Adaptation
A film version was announced in 1964 but was never made.References
*Andersen, Richard, ''William Goldman'', Twayne Publishers, 1979 *Egan, Sean, ''William Goldman: The Reluctant Storyteller'', Bear Manor Media 2014 {{William Goldman 1958 American novels Novels by William Goldman Doubleday (publisher) books