The Siege of Trencher's Farm The Siege of Trencher's Farm The Siege of Trencher's Farm (1969) is a psychological horror/thriller novel by Scottish author Gordon Williams. It was first published by Secker & Warburg, and is better known for the 1971 film adaptation "Straw Dogs" (starring Dustin Hoffman) by Sam Peckinpah. A remake of that film (Straw Dogs (2011 film)) under the same name was made to less favourable reviews, both films bearing little resemblance to the novel. "The Siege of Trencher's Farm" was republished by Titan Books as in 2011 as "Straw Dogs", to coincide with the release of the remake. George Magruder, an
Jacob the Liar Jacob the Liar Jacob the Liar is a novel written by the East German Jewish author Jurek Becker published in 1969. The German original title is "Jakob der Lügner". Becker was awarded the Heinrich-Mann Prize (1971) and the Charles Veillon Prize (1971) after the publication of his bestseller. The novel was made into two films, "Jacob the Liar" (1975) by Frank Beyer, which was nominated for "Best foreign language film" at the Academy Awards, and "Jakob the Liar" (1999), a Hollywood production starring Robin Williams. "Jacob the Liar" was first translated into English by Melvin Kornfeld in 1975, but without