Fantasy film The Shape Of Water may be raking in the plaudits at award ceremonies, including winning Best Picture and Best Director at the Oscars yesterday, but the love story between a mute janitor and an amphibious creature held captive in a laboratory also happens to be a novel by American author Daniel Kraus.
Book-to-screen adaptations are a dime a dozen these days, while movie novelisations are a common industry practice.
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