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MARCHANDISE LITTERAIRE [1 record]

Record 1 1994-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
CONT

In the curious parlance of publishing most of novelizations are considered literary merchandise, as opposed to a real book, such as Forest Grump, which was written by Winston Groom and published eight years ago. Publishing becomes Hollywoodized, agents will often talk about a book's movie prospects even before it is published.

OBS

Contrast with movie tie-in.

OBS

The next frontier may be spinoffs of videogames. Del Rey, a division of the Ballantine Publ. Group, plans to issue Geary Gravel's The Dreamwright, a paperback novelisation based on the Might and Magic computer role-playing games.

Key term(s)
  • video game spinoff

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
OBS

Extension du sens de «littéraire» : relatif à la littérature, aux lettres. Comparer à marchandise filmique.

Spanish

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