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In fact, there are dozens, including a 1988 Japanese incarnation, a 2015 retelling set in a California high school, and several versions from India, a Bollywood musical among them.
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
Both of Colm Tóibín’s fantastic retellings of the lives of two literary greats, Henry James and Thomas Mann, are well worth reading, but The Master in particular, about James, set during the final years of the 19th Century, is an incredible exploration of art, loneliness and sexuality.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
The album ends with an eight-minute retelling of a Greek myth — Salmacis and Hermaphroditus — drenched in Mellotron and erotic pathos.
—Ernesto Lechner, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
According to a 2020 retelling by Stern, the show's producers spoke with Green Day's label ahead of their appearance to confirm which songs the band planned to perform.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
Both of Colm Tóibín’s fantastic retellings of the lives of two literary greats, Henry James and Thomas Mann, are well worth reading, but The Master in particular, about James, set during the final years of the 19th Century, is an incredible exploration of art, loneliness and sexuality.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
The album ends with an eight-minute retelling of a Greek myth — Salmacis and Hermaphroditus — drenched in Mellotron and erotic pathos.
—Ernesto Lechner, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
According to a 2020 retelling by Stern, the show's producers spoke with Green Day's label ahead of their appearance to confirm which songs the band planned to perform.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
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“Retelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retelling. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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