# Fade (novel)

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***Fade*** is a [1988](/source/1988_in_literature) [young adult](/source/Young_adult_literature) novel written by [Robert Cormier](/source/Robert_Cormier).

## Plot

In the summer of 1938, the young Paul Moreaux, who lives in a town outside of [Boston](/source/Boston) called Monument, discovers he can "fade", becoming [invisible](/source/Invisible). His family has had this ability generation after generation; it is somehow passed down from uncle to nephew.

Bewildered and then thrilled with the possibilities of invisibility, Paul experiments with his "gift". He sees things that he should not witness. His power soon overloads him, shows him shocking secrets, pushes him over the edge, and drives him toward some chilling and horrible acts for which there is no forgiveness, no forgetting, and no turning back. Paul discovers how cruel, evil, and disgusting the world can be, and how the ability to fade becomes a nightmare.

## Reception

*Fade'*s scenes of murder and incest have made it a frequent target of censors; the novel appears on the [American Library Association](/source/American_Library_Association) list of the 100 Most [Frequently Challenged Books](/source/List_of_most_commonly_challenged_books_in_the_U.S.) of 1990–2000 at number 65.[1]

## Film adaptation

In January 2009, Darko Entertainment acquired the rights to the novel. The company will adapt and produce a film adaptation. The novel will be adapted by Adam Prince and the film will be produced by [Richard Kelly](/source/Richard_Kelly_(director)), Sean McKittrick, Ted Hamm and Ilene Staple.[2] As of August 2023, there has yet to been any additional information regarding the release of the film adaptation.

## References

1. ["100 Most Frequently Challenged Books: 1990–2000"](https://web.archive.org/web/20101028091404/http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/frequentlychallenged/challengedbydecade/1990_2000.cfm). [American Library Association](/source/American_Library_Association). Archived from [the original](http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/frequentlychallenged/challengedbydecade/1990_2000.cfm) on October 28, 2010. Retrieved August 23, 2010.

1. Siegel, Tatiana (January 7, 2009). ["Darko acquires invisibility tale 'Fade'"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090414191944/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117998137.html?categoryid=2431&cs=1). *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))*. Archived from [the original](https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117998137.html?categoryid=2431&cs=1) on April 14, 2009. Retrieved November 12, 2009.

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