![]() Shortly thereafter, however, I had to select a novel by a British author for class, and-because I longed to understand the tale that had captivated such a large film audience-I chose Clarke’s rewrite. ![]() It was very nearly a silent film with a beautiful soundtrack, yet virtually impossible to understand and all but the most boring “classic” on which I’d ever wasted my time. I can recall most vividly the first time I had ever seen Kubrick’s film, 2001: A Space Odyssey. Clarke had initially written this story as a screenplay in cooperation with famed filmmaker, Stanley Kubrick, Clarke later rewrote the story as a novel. This review is an edited-down version of young Elliot’s report on that book, a report which explores 2001 as “an expanded theory of evolution.” ![]() These intriguing and entertaining tales reminded me that long ago, back in my British Literature days as a sophomore in college, I had read what is today perhaps Clarke’s most well-known tale, 2001: A Space Odyssey. ![]() Recently, I came across a collection of Arthur Clarke’s own favorite short stories compiled into a volume titled, The Nine Billion Names of God. ![]()
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