In this regard, the new experiment of using popular literary classics to generate new audiences may well be a salutary step forward.

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The pub has since become a West Village institution, popular now with locals, literary students and curious tourists alike.

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They pick these books that touch on different parts of literary culture and popular culture in really interesting ways.

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According to Ania Corless of the David Higham literary agency, his work may be popular abroad for reasons of nostalgia.

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KatzSmith has been snapping up scripts by other writers, optioning literary works and developing remakes and sequels to popular films.

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