Gilbert Adair
Known for
Writing
Born
December 29, 1944
Birthplace
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Died
December 8, 2011 (aged 66)
Biography
Gilbert Adair was a Scottish novelist, poet, film critic and journalist.
He was critically most famous for the "fiendish" translation of Georges Perec's postmodern novel A Void, in which the letter e is not used, but was more widely known for the films adapted from his novels, including Love and Death on Long Island (1997) and The Dreamers (2003)
Best known work
The Dreamers
2003
Klimt
2006
Love and Death on Long Island
1998
The Carer
2016
A Closed Book
2012
The Territory
1981
Film '72
1971
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death
1996
Cinema, Sex, Politics: Bertolucci Makes ‘The Dreamers’
2004The Sorceror's Apprentice
1977Filmography
2016
The CarerWriter
2012
A Closed BookWriter
2006
KlimtWriter
2004
2003
The DreamersScreenplay, Author
1998
1996
1981
The TerritoryWriter
1977
1971