Novelization
The novel was written by Laurens Abbink Spaink and editor Erik Brus in two and a half months. The story is based on the screenplay written by Paul Verhoeven and Gerard Soeteman. When writer Laurens Abbink Spaink was asked in NRC Handelsblad whether the book is just a commercial product or also a literary work, he answers: "Black Book is a literary thriller. Its form is in between the typical American novelization, describing only what the camera sees, and a literary novel. The novelization adds something to the film. I gave Rachel Stein a past, memories and a house. In the film she had no personal space."
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