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William Peter Blatty
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William Peter Blatty
William Peter Blatty is a writer and filmmaker. The Exorcist , written in 1971, is his magnum opus; he also penned the subsequent screenplay, for which he won an Academy Award. His most recent works include the novels Elsewhere , Dimiter , and Crazy .

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The Exorcist
by William Peter Blatty

Originally published in 1971, The Exorcist , one of the most controversial novels ever written, went on to become a literary phenomenon: It spent fifty-seven weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, seventeen consecutively at number one. Inspired by a true story of a child’s demonic possession in the 1940s, William Peter Blatty created an...
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