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Twilight

TWILIGHT – TWILIGHT

I was sure of three things. First, Edward was a vampire. Second, we know how dominant that even if it’s my blood thirsty vampire that is said. Third, unconditional and irreversible way I fell in love with him. Washington, Isabella Swan, a small town Forks’a moved dinmedigi no rain. This decision I ever made seems to be the most boring. But life exciting and mysterious and attractive to meet Edward become creepy puts. Edward until now, living in small communities where able to keep the vampire identity. But no one is safe anymore, especially Edward who most value the people themselves Isabella … Two lovers standing in the balance between passion and danger of a knife is found at the sharpest point. Dusk to satisfy our desire to challenge our instincts long conflict between the query request an impressive book..

Twilight is the debut, young-adult vampire-romance novel by author Stephenie Meyer. Twilight was initially rejected by 14 agents, but became an instant bestseller when published originally in hardback in 2005, debuting at  on the New York Times Best Seller list within a month of its release and later peaking at 1. That same year, Twilight was named one of Publishers Weekly’s Best Children’s Books of 2005. The novel was also the biggest selling book of 2008 and, to date, has sold 17 million copies worldwide, spent over 91 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list,[10] and been translated into 37 different languages.[11]It is the first book of the Twilight series, and introduces seventeen-year-old Isabella “Bella” Swan, who moves from Phoenix, Arizona to Forks, Washington and finds her life in danger when she falls in love with a vampire, Edward Cullen. The novel is followed by New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn. A film adaptation of Twilight was released in 2008. It was a commercial success, grossing more than $382 million worldwide and an additional $157 million from North American DVD sales, as of July 2009.

Cover

Stephenie Meyer has stated that the apple on the cover represents the forbidden fruit from the Book of Genesis. It symbolizes Bella and Edward’s love, which is forbidden, similar to the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, as is implied by the quote from Genesis 2:17 that is quoted at the beginning of the book. It also represents Bella’s knowledge of what good and evil are, and the choice that she has in partaking of the “forbidden fruit”, Edward, or choosing not to see him. An alternate cover features Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, the actors who play Bella and Edward, respectively, in the film adaptation.

Development

Meyer says that the idea for Twilight came to her in a dream on June 2, 2003. The dream was about a human girl, and a vampire who was in love with her but thirsted for her blood. Based on this dream, Meyer wrote the transcript of what is now Chapter 13 of the book. In a matter of three months she had transformed her dream into a completed novel,[19] though she claims that she never intended to publish Twilight and was writing for her own enjoyment. Her sister’s response towards the book was enthusiastic and she persuaded Meyer to send the manuscript to literary agencies.[21] Of the 15 letters she wrote, five went unanswered, nine brought rejections, and the last was a positive response from Jodi Reamer of Writers House.[22]

Publication

Eight publishers competed for the rights to publish Twilight in the 2003 auction. Little, Brown and Company originally bid for $300,000, but Meyer’s agent asked for $1 million; the publishers finally settled on $750,000 for three books. Twilight was published in 2005 with a print run of 75,000 copies. It debuted at #5 on the New York Times Best Seller list within a month of its release,[6] and later peaked at  Foreign rights to the novel were sold to over 26 countries.

In October 2008, Twilight was ranked  in USA Today’s list of “Bestselling Books of Last 15 Years”. Later, the book went on to become the biggest selling book of 2008

FILM

Twilight was adapted into a film by Summit Entertainment. The film was directed by Catherine Hardwicke and stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson as protagonists Isabella Swan and Edward Cullen, respectively. The screenplay was adapted by Melissa Rosenberg. The movie was released in theaters in the United States on November 21, 2008,and on DVD on March 21, 2009. The DVD was released in Australia on April 22, 2009.

Graphic novel

On July 15, 2009, Entertainment Weekly confirmed rumors that a graphic novel adaptation of Twilight was in the works. The book will be drawn by Korean artist Young Kim and published by Yen Press. Stephenie Meyer reviews every panel herself. According to EW, “it doesn’t look simply like an artist’s rendering of Kristen Stewart and Rob Pattinson. In fact, the characters seem to be an amalgam of Meyer’s literary imagination and the actors’ actual looks.” EW magazine published finished illustrations of Edward, Bella, and Jacob in their July 17, 2009 issue.