Adaptation (arts)

An adaptation is a transfer of a work of art from one style, culture or medium to another.

Some common examples are:

• Film adaptation, a story from another work, adapted into a film (it may be a novel, non-fiction like journalism, autobiography, comic books, scriptures, plays or historical sources).
• Literary adaptation, a story from a literary source, adapted into another work. A novelization is a story from another work, adapted into a novel.
• Theatrical adaptation, a story from another work, adapted into a play.