Classic Books That Never Made it to Movies

With Hollywood constantly on the lookout for the next great movie adaptation, it may be hard to believe that some books considered classics by most have yet to be adapted to motion pictures. Here are two of the many classic books that have yet to be brought to life on the silver screen.

A Confederacy Of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole. A Confederacy of Dunces tells of the misadventures of Ignatius J. Reilly, an educated but lazy 30-year-old man, as he seeks employment. Along the way, Reilly comes into contact with several interesting characters in the French Quarter of New Orleans, the city in which he lives with his mother. Although the book was nearly never published, it earned Toole a Pulitzer prize for fiction in 1981, 11 years after his suicide. Although the book has long been slated for a film adaptation, it has yet to happen.

The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time by Mark Haddon. Although it tells a rather heartwarming tale, The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time has yet to be adapted to the big screen. The book centres around a 15-year-old boy who identifies as "a mathematician with some behavioural difficulties" who sets out to investigate the death of his neighbor’s dog. Although the boy’s condition is never specified, it is often suggested that the book serves as a wonderful insight into the life of someone with Asperger's Syndrome.

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