Who wrote the 1877 novel which Joe Wright adopted into a 2012 film?
Joe Wright Joseph "Joe" Wright (born 25 August 1972) is an English film director. His motion pictures include the romance film "Pride & Prejudice" (2005), the romantic war drama "Atonement" (2007), the action thriller "Hanna" (2011), his adaptation of "Anna Karenina" (2012), Peter Pan origin story "Pan" (2015), and political drama "Darkest Hour" (2017).
Gone with the Wind (novel) Gone with the Wind is a novel by American writer Margaret Mitchell, first published in 1936. The story is set in Clayton County and Atlanta, both in Georgia, during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era. It depicts the struggles of young Scarlett O'Hara, the spoiled daughter of a well-to-do plantation owner, who must use every means at her disposal to claw her way out of poverty following Sherman's destructive "March to the Sea". This historical novel features a "Bildungsroman" or coming-of-age story, with the title taken from a poem written by Ernest Dowson.