Twilight is a young-adult vampire-romance novel by author Stephenie Meyer. Twilight was initially rejected by 14 agents, but became an instant bestseller when published originally in 2005. That same year, Twilight was named one of Publishers Weekly's Best Children's Books of 2005.
The novel was also the biggest selling book of 2008 and, to date, has sold 17 million copies worldwide, spent over 91 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list, and been translated into 37 different languages.
It is the first book of the Twilight series, and introduces seventeen-year-old Isabella "Bella" Swan, who moves from Phoenix, Arizona to Forks, Washington and finds her life in danger when she falls in love with a vampire, Edward Cullen. A film adaptation of Twilight was released in 2008. It was a commercial success, making more than $382 million worldwide.
Stephenie Meyer has stated that the apple on the cover represents the forbidden fruit from the Book of Genesis. It symbolizes Bella and Edward's love, which is forbidden, similar to the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. It also represents Bella's knowledge of what good and evil are, and the choice that she has in accepting the "forbidden fruit", Edward, or choosing not to see him.
In October 2008, Twilight was ranked 26th in USA Today's list of "Bestselling Books of the Last 15 Years".
The novel was also the biggest selling book of 2008 and, to date, has sold 17 million copies worldwide, spent over 91 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list, and been translated into 37 different languages.
It is the first book of the Twilight series, and introduces seventeen-year-old Isabella "Bella" Swan, who moves from Phoenix, Arizona to Forks, Washington and finds her life in danger when she falls in love with a vampire, Edward Cullen. A film adaptation of Twilight was released in 2008. It was a commercial success, making more than $382 million worldwide.
Stephenie Meyer has stated that the apple on the cover represents the forbidden fruit from the Book of Genesis. It symbolizes Bella and Edward's love, which is forbidden, similar to the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. It also represents Bella's knowledge of what good and evil are, and the choice that she has in accepting the "forbidden fruit", Edward, or choosing not to see him.
In October 2008, Twilight was ranked 26th in USA Today's list of "Bestselling Books of the Last 15 Years".
Add True or False, quoting the relevant information from the text to justify your answer.
a) Two years after its publication, Twilight joined the list of Best Children’s Books.
b) The book has been a literary success outside the United States.
c) The apple may be interpreted as the symbol of forbidden love between the main characters.
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