Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2009)는 미국의 작가인 Seth Grahame-Smith에 의해 구성된 패러디 작품이다.
본 작품을 출간한 미국의 출판사인 Quirk Books의 에디터인 제이슨 레쿨락의 아이디어로 그는 저작권이 소멸된 고전 작품들에 현재 인기 있는 좀비, 닌자 등의 캐릭터 요소를 첨가하여 새로운 작품을 만드는 프로젝트를 생각해냈다. 그는 곧 작가이자 영화 프로듀서인 세스 그레이험 스미스와 함께 프로젝트를 실천하여 본 작품을 탄생시킨다. 2009년 인터넷 블로그를 통해 먼저 유명세를 얻은 본 작품은 각종 신문 및 매체로부터 호평을 받고 있다.
As a mysterious plague falls upon the village of Meryton and zombies start rising from the dead, Elizabeth Bennett is determined to destroy the evil menace, but becomes distracted by the arrival of the dashing and arrogant Mr. Darcy.
The New York Times best seller is now a major motion picture starring Lily James and Sam Riley, with Matt Smith, Charles Dance, and Lena Headey.
Complete with romance, heartbreak, swordfights, cannibalism, and thousands of rotting corpses, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is an audacious retelling of English literature’s most enduring novel. This expanded edition of the beloved Jane Austen novel featuring all-new scenes of bone-crunching zombie mayhem begins when a mysterious plague falls upon the quiet English village of Meryton—and the dead are returning to life! Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is determined to wipe out the zombie menace, but she’s soon distracted by the arrival of the haughty and arrogant Mr. Darcy. What ensues is a delightful comedy of manners with plenty of civilized sparring between the two young lovers—and even more violent sparring on the blood-soaked battlefield. It’s the perfect read for literature lovers, zombie fans, and anyone who loves a reanimated Austen.
?It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains.?
So begins Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, an expanded edition of the beloved Jane Austen novel featuring all-new scenes of bone-crunching zombie mayhem. As our story opens, a mysterious plague has fallen upon the quiet English village of Meryton?and the dead are returning to life! Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is determined to wipe out the zombie menace, but she?s soon distracted by the arrival of the haughty and arrogant Mr. Darcy. What ensues is a delightful comedy of manners with plenty of civilized sparring between the two young lovers?and even more violent sparring on the blood-soaked battlefield. Can Elizabeth vanquish the spawn of Satan? And overcome the social prejudices of the class-conscious landed gentry? Complete with romance, heartbreak, swordfights, cannibalism, and thousands of rotting corpses, Pride and Prejudice and Zombiestransforms a masterpiece of world literature into something you?d actually want to read.
As a mysterious plague falls upon the village of Meryton and zombies start rising from the dead, Elizabeth Bennett is determined to destroy the evil menace, but becomes distracted by the arrival of the dashing and arrogant Mr. Darcy.
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