A Time to Remember (novel) explained

A Time to Remember
Author:Stanley Shapiro
Country:United States
Language:English
Genre:Science fiction
Alternate history
Publisher:Random House
Release Date:August 12, 1986
Media Type:Print (hardcover)
Pages:191
Isbn:9780394550312

A Time to Remember is the last novel by Stanley Shapiro, a time travel thriller about the assassination of John F. Kennedy, published on August 12, 1986, by Random House.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Years later, the similarities and differences would be discussed in regards to Stephen King's novel 11/22/63 and its TV adaptation, as very different approaches to the same idea.[9]

Plot

Still mourning his brother who died in Vietnam, David travels back in time to 1963 to try to prevent the assassination of President Kennedy, to save the president and his brother and all other lives lost in the war. When he gets to 1963, he is unable to stop Lee Harvey Oswald from shooting JFK and is instead arrested himself for the killing.

Reception

A Time to Remember was reviewed by Kirkus Reviews,[10] [11] Library Journal,[12] and Mystery File.[13]

Television film adaptation

See main article: article and Running Against Time. It was adapted into a 1990 television film called Running Against Time starring Robert Hays, Catherine Hicks, and Sam Wanamaker and directed by Bruce Seth Green.[14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]

Shapiro wrote the teleplay himself (with Robert Glass as co-writer) and it was the last work written by him. Broadcast four months after Shapiro's death in Los Angeles, it was dedicated to his memory.[21] [22] [23] [24]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Shapiro, Stanley. A Time To Remember. Random House. 1986. 9780394550312. New York.
  2. Book: A Checklist of Vietnam War Literature. 1994. Ultramarine Publishing. 978-0-89366-286-8. en.
  3. Book: Shapiro, Stanley. A time to remember. 1988. New York : New American Library. Internet Archive. 978-0-451-15484-2.
  4. Book: Latham. Caroline. The Kennedy Encyclopedia: An A-to-Z Illustrated Guide to America's Royal Family. Sakol. Jeannie. 1989. NAL Books. 978-0-453-00684-2. en.
  5. Book: Nahin, Paul J.. Time Machines: Time Travel in Physics, Metaphysics, and Science Fiction. 2001-04-20. Springer Science & Business Media. 978-0-387-98571-8. en.
  6. Book: Reginald. R.. Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, 1975-1991: A Bibliography of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Fiction Books and Nonfiction Monographs. Burgess. Mary Wickizer. Mallett. Daryl Furumi. 1992. Gale Research. 978-0-8103-1825-0. en.
  7. Book: Publishing, R. R. Bowker. Books in Print 1993-94. 1993-09-01. R. R. Bowker. 978-0-8352-3363-7. en.
  8. Web site: A Time to Remember by Stanley Shapiro. 2021-01-29. www.fantasticfiction.com.
  9. Web site: 11.22.63 Bonus Episode 3: A Time To Remember Running Against Time – 11.22.63. 2021-01-29. barrenspace.com.
  10. Book: Jim Kobak's Kirkus Reviews . 1986 . Kirkus Service . en.
  11. Book: Kirkus Children's and Young-adult Edition . 1986 . Kirkus Service . en.
  12. Book: Library Journal . 1986-07-01 . Cahners Publishing Company . en.
  13. Web site: » Reviewed by Marv Lachman: STANLEY SHAPIRO – A Time to Remember. . 2021-01-29.
  14. Web site: 1990-11-21. TV Review : 'Against Time' on USA. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210129203837/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-11-21-ca-4470-story.html . 2021-01-29 . 2021-01-29. Los Angeles Times. en-US.
  15. Web site: Running Against Time. 2021-01-29. EW.com. EN.
  16. Book: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy: An Annotated Film, TV, and Videography, 1963-1992. 1993. Greenwood Press. 978-0-313-28982-8. en.
  17. Book: The Hollywood Reporter. 1990. Wilkerson Daily Corporation. en.
  18. Book: Marill, Alvin H.. Movies Made for Television, 1964-2004: 1990-1999. 2005. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-5174-0. en.
  19. Book: Moser. James D.. Television & Video Almanac. Stevens. Tracy. Publishing. Quigley. Pay. William. Thompson. Patricia. 2004. Quigley Publishing Company. en.
  20. Book: Davies, Clive. Spinegrinder: The Movies Most Critics Won't Write About. 2015-03-06. SCB Distributors. 978-1-909394-06-3. en.
  21. News: Ap. 1990-07-24. Stanley Shapiro, 65; 'Pillow Talk' Script Won Him an Oscar (Published 1990). en-US. The New York Times. 2021-01-29. 0362-4331.
  22. Web site: Oscar-Winner Stanley Shapiro The Seattle Times. 2021-01-29. archive.seattletimes.com.
  23. Web site: Times. Los Angeles. S. SHAPIRO, PRODUCER, FILM WRITER. 2021-01-29. Sun-Sentinel.com. en-US.
  24. Web site: 1990-07-22. Stanley Shapiro, 65; Producer, Oscar-Winning Screenwriter. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210208174300/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-07-22-mn-826-story.html . 2021-02-08 . 2021-01-29. Los Angeles Times. en-US.

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