The novel is based on his travels in India.

这部长篇小说是根据他的印度之行写成的。

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Thomas Mann in his novel Doktor Faustus tells the story of a composer based mainly on Arnold Schoenberg, whom resentment drives to make a pact with the Devil.

托玛斯曼在他的小说《浮士德博士》里以勋伯格为原型塑造了一个出于愤恨与魔鬼作交易的作曲家。

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Cowboys and Aliens is based on a set of comics and a graphic novel of the same name, and it tells the tale of a lone gunman (Craig) who wakes up in a strange town with no memories of his former life.

《星际飙客》是根据一部漫画以及同名的漫画小说所改编，这个故事是在说一个独来独往的枪手(克雷格)，他在一个陌生的小镇醒来，却完全失去记忆。

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Sir Salman, who's no stranger to controversy in India, was asked to stay away from promoting Midnight's Children, the film based on his novel, and a book fair in Calcutta on Wednesday following fears of fringe Muslim groups protesting against his presence.

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AIDS, who also directed the movie and wrote the screenplay, based on his own original novel.

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The movie, The Learning Tree, was based on his 1963 autobiographical novel of the same name.

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