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Love Story (novel)

January 20, 2023

This article is about the novel. For the film, see Love Story (1970 film). For the musical, see Love Story (musical). For the radio play, see Juliet Ace § Love Story.

Love Story is a 1970 novel by American writer Erich Segal. Segal wrote a screenplay that was subsequently approved for production by Paramount Pictures. Paramount requested that Segal adapt the story into a novel as part of the film's marketing campaign. The novel was released on February 14, 1970 (Valentine's Day),[1] along with segments of the story which appeared in The Ladies' Home Journal.[2] Love Story became the top-selling work of fiction for the duration of 1970 in the United States and was translated into more than 20 languages.[3] The novel stayed on The New York Times Best Seller list for 41 weeks, and peaked at number one. The film was released on December 16, 1970.[4]

First edition cover
AuthorErich Segal
Original titleLove Story
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreRomance novel
PublisherHarper & Row (USA), Hodder & Stoughton (UK)
Publication date
February 14, 1970
Media typeHardcover, paperback
Pages131
ISBN0-340-12508-X
Followed byOliver's Story (novel) 

In 1977, a sequel Oliver's Story, was published,[5] and made into a film in 1978.

Summary

Love Story is the tale of two college students who fall in love: Oliver Barrett IV, a jock and heir apparent to his father's business empire, and Jennifer Cavilleri, the quick-witted daughter of a Rhode Island baker. Oliver (Ollie) is at Harvard preparing to take over the family business, while Jennifer (Jenny) is a music major at Radcliffe College and planning to study in Paris. Although, divided by class, Oliver and Jenny are immediately attracted to each other and begin dating.

Upon graduation from college, the two decide to marry, against the wishes of Oliver's father, who promptly severs all ties with his son. Without financial support from Oliver's family, the couple struggles to pay Oliver's tuition at Harvard Law School. Jenny begins working as a private school teacher. After graduating third in his class, Oliver gets several job offers and takes up a position at a respectable New York law firm. The couple move to New York City, excited to spend more time together, rather than working and studying. The pair decide to have a child. After Jenny fails to conceive, they consult a medical specialist, who after repeated tests, informs Oliver that Jenny has terminal leukemia.

As instructed by their doctor, Oliver attempts to live a normal life without telling Jenny of her condition. Jenny suspects something is wrong, confronts the doctor, and discovers the truth. With their days together numbered, Oliver is desperate and seeks financial relief from his father, but lies about why he needs it. From her hospital bed, Jenny speaks with her father about funeral arrangements, and then asks for Oliver. She tells him to avoid blaming himself, and asks him to hold her tightly before she dies. When Oliver's father realizes that Jenny is ill and that his son borrowed the money for her, he immediately sets out for New York to reconcile with the couple. By the time he reaches the hospital, Jenny has died. Mr. Barrett apologizes to his son, who replies with something Jenny had once told him: "Love means never having to say you're sorry..." and breaks down in his arms.

Sources

New York magazine in 1971 stated that Jenny resembled the "myopic, athletic, brisk princess" Brenda Patimkin in Philip Roth's Goodbye, Columbus.[6]

It is sometimes said that Al Gore falsely claimed that the plot is based on his life at Harvard. In fact, Al Gore mentioned correctly, that he had read that the characters were based on him and his wife. In 1997, Segal confirmed Gore's account, explaining that he had been inaccurately quoted in the Nashville Tennessean and that "only the emotional family baggage of the romantic hero was inspired by a young Al Gore. But it was Gore's Harvard roommate, Tommy Lee Jones, who inspired the half of the character that was a sensitive stud, a macho athlete with the heart of a poet". Erich Segal had met both Jones and Gore at Harvard in 1968, when he was there on sabbatical.[7]

David Johnston, who became Governor General of Canada from 2010 to 2017, was the basis for the character Davey, an ice hockey team captain. Johnston had been a Harvard Crimson varsity hockey captain and a friend and jogging partner of Segal.[8][9][10]

Reception

The novel was an instant commercial success, despite scathing reviews. It was nominated for a National Book Award, but it was withdrawn when the judges threatened to resign. William Styron, the head judge for fiction that year, called it "a banal book which simply doesn't qualify as literature" and suggested that even by being nominated it would have "demeaned" all the other novels under consideration.[11]

Influences

A number of Indian films were based on the novel:

In addition, Mujhse Dosti Karoge!, a 2002 Hindi film, mentions the novel a few times.

See also

References

  1. ^ Erich Segal. Love Story. (Harper & Row) 1970.
  2. ^ Segal, Erich (February 1970). "Love Story". Ladies' Home Journal. Des Moines, Iowa: Meredith Corporation. 87 (2). Ladies' Home JournalF [v87 #2, February 1970]
  3. ^ "The Love Story Saga".
  4. ^ "Love Story (1970)".
  5. ^ Segal, Erich (1977). Oliver's Story (First ed.). New York: Harper & Row Publishers.
  6. ^ Baumgold, Julie (1971-03-22). "The Persistence of the Jewish American Princess". New York. pp. 25–31.
  7. ^ Henneberger, Melinda (14 December 1997). "Author of 'Love Story' Disputes a Gore Story". New York Times.
  8. ^ Brennan, Richard J. (July 8, 2010), "Academic, athletic David Johnston next Gov. Gen.", Toronto Star, retrieved July 9, 2010
  9. ^ Galloway, Gloria; Ibbitson, John (July 8, 2010), "Next governor-general unveiled", The Globe and Mail, retrieved July 10, 2010
  10. ^ Aggerholm, Barbara; Kwawada, Karen (November 16, 2007), "No stranger to glare of politics", The Record, retrieved August 6, 2010
  11. ^ Schudel, Matt (January 20, 2010). "'Love Story' author Erich Segal dies at 72". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 10, 2019.

External links

  • Erich Segal official website

January 20, 2023
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This article is about the novel For the film see Love Story 1970 film For the musical see Love Story musical For the radio play see Juliet Ace Love Story Love Story is a 1970 novel by American writer Erich Segal Segal wrote a screenplay that was subsequently approved for production by Paramount Pictures Paramount requested that Segal adapt the story into a novel as part of the film s marketing campaign The novel was released on February 14 1970 Valentine s Day 1 along with segments of the story which appeared in The Ladies Home Journal 2 Love Story became the top selling work of fiction for the duration of 1970 in the United States and was translated into more than 20 languages 3 The novel stayed on The New York Times Best Seller list for 41 weeks and peaked at number one The film was released on December 16 1970 4 First edition coverAuthorErich SegalOriginal titleLove StoryCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishGenreRomance novelPublisherHarper amp Row USA Hodder amp Stoughton UK Publication dateFebruary 14 1970Media typeHardcover paperbackPages131ISBN0 340 12508 XFollowed byOliver s Story novel In 1977 a sequel Oliver s Story was published 5 and made into a film in 1978 Contents 1 Summary 2 Sources 3 Reception 4 Influences 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksSummary EditThis section contains wording that promotes the subject in a subjective manner without imparting real information Please remove or replace such wording and instead of making proclamations about a subject s importance use facts and attribution to demonstrate that importance January 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Love Story is the tale of two college students who fall in love Oliver Barrett IV a jock and heir apparent to his father s business empire and Jennifer Cavilleri the quick witted daughter of a Rhode Island baker Oliver Ollie is at Harvard preparing to take over the family business while Jennifer Jenny is a music major at Radcliffe College and planning to study in Paris Although divided by class Oliver and Jenny are immediately attracted to each other and begin dating Upon graduation from college the two decide to marry against the wishes of Oliver s father who promptly severs all ties with his son Without financial support from Oliver s family the couple struggles to pay Oliver s tuition at Harvard Law School Jenny begins working as a private school teacher After graduating third in his class Oliver gets several job offers and takes up a position at a respectable New York law firm The couple move to New York City excited to spend more time together rather than working and studying The pair decide to have a child After Jenny fails to conceive they consult a medical specialist who after repeated tests informs Oliver that Jenny has terminal leukemia As instructed by their doctor Oliver attempts to live a normal life without telling Jenny of her condition Jenny suspects something is wrong confronts the doctor and discovers the truth With their days together numbered Oliver is desperate and seeks financial relief from his father but lies about why he needs it From her hospital bed Jenny speaks with her father about funeral arrangements and then asks for Oliver She tells him to avoid blaming himself and asks him to hold her tightly before she dies When Oliver s father realizes that Jenny is ill and that his son borrowed the money for her he immediately sets out for New York to reconcile with the couple By the time he reaches the hospital Jenny has died Mr Barrett apologizes to his son who replies with something Jenny had once told him Love means never having to say you re sorry and breaks down in his arms Sources EditNew York magazine in 1971 stated that Jenny resembled the myopic athletic brisk princess Brenda Patimkin in Philip Roth s Goodbye Columbus 6 It is sometimes said that Al Gore falsely claimed that the plot is based on his life at Harvard In fact Al Gore mentioned correctly that he had read that the characters were based on him and his wife In 1997 Segal confirmed Gore s account explaining that he had been inaccurately quoted in the Nashville Tennessean and that only the emotional family baggage of the romantic hero was inspired by a young Al Gore But it was Gore s Harvard roommate Tommy Lee Jones who inspired the half of the character that was a sensitive stud a macho athlete with the heart of a poet Erich Segal had met both Jones and Gore at Harvard in 1968 when he was there on sabbatical 7 David Johnston who became Governor General of Canada from 2010 to 2017 was the basis for the character Davey an ice hockey team captain Johnston had been a Harvard Crimson varsity hockey captain and a friend and jogging partner of Segal 8 9 10 Reception EditThe novel was an instant commercial success despite scathing reviews It was nominated for a National Book Award but it was withdrawn when the judges threatened to resign William Styron the head judge for fiction that year called it a banal book which simply doesn t qualify as literature and suggested that even by being nominated it would have demeaned all the other novels under consideration 11 Influences EditA number of Indian films were based on the novel Manjal kumkumam a 1973 Tamil film Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se a 1978 Hindi film Madanolsavam a 1978 Malayalam film Sanam Teri Kasam is a 2016 Hindi film based on this novel In addition Mujhse Dosti Karoge a 2002 Hindi film mentions the novel a few times See also Edit1970 in literature Love Story 1970 film Love Story 1973 TV series Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se 1978 film Mera Naam hay Muhabbat 1979 Film Pakistan Love 2008 film Sanam Teri Kasam 2016 film References Edit Erich Segal Love Story Harper amp Row 1970 Segal Erich February 1970 Love Story Ladies Home Journal Des Moines Iowa Meredith Corporation 87 2 Ladies Home JournalF v87 2 February 1970 The Love Story Saga Love Story 1970 Segal Erich 1977 Oliver s Story First ed New York Harper amp Row Publishers Baumgold Julie 1971 03 22 The Persistence of the Jewish American Princess New York pp 25 31 Henneberger Melinda 14 December 1997 Author of Love Story Disputes a Gore Story New York Times Brennan Richard J July 8 2010 Academic athletic David Johnston next Gov Gen Toronto Star retrieved July 9 2010 Galloway Gloria Ibbitson John July 8 2010 Next governor general unveiled The Globe and Mail retrieved July 10 2010 Aggerholm Barbara Kwawada Karen November 16 2007 No stranger to glare of politics The Record retrieved August 6 2010 Schudel Matt January 20 2010 Love Story author Erich Segal dies at 72 The Washington Post Retrieved January 10 2019 External links EditErich Segal official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Love Story novel amp oldid 1121676079, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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