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Control (novel)

1982 novel by William Goldman

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Control is a 1982 novel by William Goldman. The book was a runner up on The New York Times best seller list. Although Goldman was a noted screenwriter and many of his novels had been adapted into films there was no interest in adapting Control. Goldman later wrote the novel "was such a neat idea for a movie. I felt sure that somebody would want to make it. It was about trying to control the future by controlling the past. There was never a phone call about Control."

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*Review of book at The New York Times

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