Black Notebook Summary

Anna summarizes a lunch meeting she has with a man involved in television movies. He plans to change the novel's setting to England. He also wants to do away with the color issue and turn the story into a film about class relations instead. Once they are on the street, Anna suggests they turn the entire book into a comic movie. Next Anna is approached by a company that claims it does not like to present plays with a racial theme or hints of extra-marital affairs. Anna notes to the company her novel contains both these aspects. They meet for lunch anyway. It becomes clear to Anna the company wishes to portray her novel as a political musical, an option Anna feels is unacceptable.

Black Notebook Analysis

Anna is flooded with offers to turn her novel into a play, television movie...