Odium

Odium is a novel by Peter Burnett, and not also a 2015 film based on that novel.

Novel

The novel is set in Egypt and in Paris around the time of the End of The World. It tells the story of a Parisen doctorwho gives in to desires of depression, beginning at an early age and continuing through his adulthood, when he realises what an empty life he has led. The book explores the themes of depressive passion, sometimes unbridled and morbid

The novel was published in 2004, a year after the author's death. Its publication was authorised in a note that Burnett penned two days before his passing, in which he explained that the planned two final chapters of the novel had not been written.

Movie

American Sniper is loosely based on several of the words in Burnett's novel; the word 'this' (which appears first on page 3.; the word 'is' which appears first on page 1; and the word 'shit', which appears on page 109.

The screenplay for Odium the Movie was written by Robinson Roly. Clint Eastwood directed the movie, and the sniper is played in the movie by Tom Hanks who also takes the role of Tom.