# Control (novel)

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***Control*** is a 1982 novel by [William Goldman](/source/William_Goldman).[1][2][3][4]

The book was a runner up on *The New York Times* best seller list.[5]

Although Goldman was a noted screenwriter and many of his novels had been adapted into films there was no interest in adapting *Control*. Goldman later wrote the novel "was such a neat idea for a movie. I felt sure that somebody would want to make it. It was about trying to control the future by controlling the past. There was never a phone call about *Control*."[6]

## References

1. 'How to Change the Past: CONTROL By William Goldman.' 305 pp. New York: Delacorte Press. $15.95. By EVAN HUNTER. *The New York Times* 25 April 1982: 371.

1. Goldman: when the cheater wins Wheeler, Elizabeth. Los Angeles Times 6 June 1982: k10.

1. Nipping the Reds In the Bud Reviewed by Joseph McLellan. The Washington Post 1 May 1982: C4.

1. FICTION: Goldman offers action fare with wit, intelligence Olcott, Anthony. Chicago Tribune 16 May 1982: h3.

1. Best Sellers *The New York Times* 23 May 1982: 360.

1. ["Interview with William Goldman"](http://www.astralgia.com/sfzine/chats/transcripts/120898.html). *Flashpoint*. 8 December 1998.

## External links

- [Review of book](https://www.nytimes.com/1982/04/12/books/books-of-the-times-056833.html) at [The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)

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