'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' is Quentin Tarantino's literary debut and the most anticipated book of the year. Before its release, critics wondered how the renowned master of cinema would handle the task of translating one of his most successful and heartfelt films to paper. Would it be a simple retelling of the script or something more?

'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' is not a novelization, but a full-fledged novel set in the same universe as the blockbuster starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Margot Robbie, and Brad Pitt—albeit with significant changes. You will learn how Rick Dalton's mental breakdown, a rapidly losing Hollywood actor's luster, nearly ruined his career—and that he was not the only one at the Dream Factory. You will also learn how Dalton's stunt double, the handsome Cliff Booth, killed many people during the war and after (including his own wife). On the role the Beach Boys' frontman played in the lives of Charles Manson and his 'Family.' Why Roman Polanski is a true cinematic genius and the man who created the director's cinema in America. Add to this the director's signature techniques of intricate editing and punchy dialogue, and there you have it: a Tarantino book full of nostalgia, humor, sex, and desperate cinephilia.