Rumaan Alam’s 2020 New York Times bestseller “Leave the World Behind” has returned to the top of bestseller lists this week following the release of the film adaptation on Netflix. The film, directed ...
When was the book published? While parts of Leave the World Behind are eerily reminiscent of the COVID-19 pandemic, Alam actually wrote the book before lockdowns began. It was published on October 6, ...
Alam also notes that Roberts and the movie's director-writer Sam Esmail "were good friends" Julia Roberts had a timid initial reaction to Leave the World Behind. On Saturday, Nov. 16, author Rumaan ...