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William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray, detail of an oil painting by Samuel Laurence; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
William Makepeace Thackeray’s novel Vanity Fair has inspired several film and television adaptations over the years. Notable examples include the 1932 Hindi version titled Bahurupi Bazar and the 2004 film directed by Mira Nair.1
It is important to clarify that while the title Vanity Fair is shared by a well-known American magazine covering culture and politics, that publication is a distinct entity from Thackeray’s 19th-century literary work.12