This last one is a sequel to Love Story, but was far less successful. Besides Love Story he has written amongst others, Fairy Tale, Yellow Submarine and Oliver’s Story. He acted in movies and was a television commentator for the Olympic Games. You ‘see’ things happening through Oliver’s eyes and all his thoughts are written down.Įrich Segal is an American professor of Greek and Latin literature and used to be a marathon runner. The story is written in the I-form and in this case Oliver is the I-person. It starts at the beginning, when they meet and ends when they are separated because Jenny dies. The story tells about Ollie’s and Jenny’s life together, which lasts about three to five years. The story is written in chronological order and has no flashbacks. Later on, when they married they moved to New York City. Oliver studies at Harvard and Jenny at Radcliffe, which are both part of Harvard University in Cambridge, a town near Boston, Massachussettes. The story takes place in the 1960s in America.

Also because it was made into a very successful film starring Ali McGraw and Ryan O’Neal. Over 21 million copies have been sold in 33 languages and it became one of the biggest best sellers of the 1970s.

PUBLISHED BY: Harper and Row, New York and Hodder and Stoughton, London French composer Francis Lai's haunting original score further enhances the film, which is justifiably considered by many to be one of the all-time tearjerkers.TYPE OF BOOK: A classical, tragic love story This is a film that never attempts to disguise it's own thematic manipulations, which may very be why it remains so effective.

The natural handsomeness and effortless charm of Ryan O'Neal is used to exceptional effect, and the supporting performances of Ray Milland and John Marley (as two very different types of fathers) are terrific. Ali MacGraw brings an undeniable spunk to her characterization here which helps undercut the potential sentimentality of the picture, and lends the finale a greater emotional punch. The film even manages to make subtle commentary on class struggles, personal identity, and even the changing attitudes of religion, all of which while never appearing preachy or obvious under Hiller's unpretentious direction. Director Arthur Hiller wisely films Eric Segal's screenplay (an adaptation of his own best-selling novel) in a concise and straightforward manner, allowing audiences to become enamored with the characters and involved with their plight. The secret to the film's ultimate effectiveness is in it's simplicity. A box office phenomenon at the time (this was one of those movie that people reportedly waited in line for hours to see), LOVE STORY has continued to be ridiculed by cynics and adored by romantics for decades.

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