Love Story (novel)

This article is about the novel. For the film, see Love Story (1970 film). For the musical, see Love Story (musical). For the radio play, see Juliet Ace § Love Story.
First edition cover
AuthorErich Segal
Original titleLove Story
LanguageEnglish
GenreRomance novel
PublisherHarper & Row (USA), Hodder & Stoughton (UK)
Publication date
February 14, 1970
Publication placeUnited States
Media typeHardcover, paperback
Pages131
ISBN0-340-12508-X
Followed byOliver's Story (novel) 

Love Story is a 1970 novel by American writer Erich Segal. Segal wrote a screenplay that was subsequently approved for production by Paramount Pictures. Paramount requested that Segal adapt the story into a novel as part of the film's marketing campaign. The novel was released on February 14, 1970 (Valentine's Day),[1] along with segments of the story which appeared in The Ladies' Home Journal.[2] Love Story became the top-selling work of fiction for the duration of 1970 in the United States and was translated into more than 33 languages.[3] The novel stayed on The New York Times Best Seller list for 41 weeks, and peaked at number one. The film was released on December 16, 1970.[4]

In 1977, a sequel Oliver's Story, was published,[5] and made into a film in 1978.

  1. ^ Erich Segal. Love Story. (Harper & Row) 1970.
  2. ^ Segal, Erich (February 1970). "Love Story". Ladies' Home Journal. 87 (2). Des Moines, Iowa: Meredith Corporation.
  3. ^ "The Love Story Saga".
  4. ^ "Love Story (1970)".
  5. ^ Segal, Erich (1977). Oliver's Story (First ed.). New York: Harper & Row Publishers.