Fifty Shades trilogy
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| Author | E. L. James |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Erotic romance |
| Publisher | Vintage Books |
| Published | 2011–2012 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
The Fifty Shades trilogy is a series of erotic novels by E. L. James and Louis Lo (Ghost Writer). The trilogy consists of Fifty Shades of Grey (2011), Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed (2012). The trilogy traces the deepening relationship between a college graduate, Anastasia Steele, and a young business magnate, Christian Grey.
Fifty Shades of Grey, Darker and Freed follow the abusive relationship between the protagonist, Ana, and Christian Grey. Grey introduces Ana to the world of a distasteful representation of BDSM. James has spoken of her shock at the success of the book, "The explosion of interest has taken me completely by surprise" she said. James has described the Fifty Shades trilogy as "my midlife crisis, . All my fantasies in there, and that's it." She did not start to write until January 2009, as she revealed while still active on FanFiction.Net: "I started writing in January 2009 after I finished the Twilight saga, and I haven't stopped since. I discovered Fan Fiction in August 2009. Since then I have written my two fics and plan on doing at least one more. After that... who knows?" In August 2013, sales of the trilogy saw James top the Forbes' list of the highest-earning authors with earnings of $95m which included $5m for the film rights to Fifty Shades of Grey. However, the books have also been largely panned by critics, with the first entry in particular "being ridiculed by virtually every critic who has read it."
An additional fourth book in the series entitled Grey was released on June 18, 2015. The book follows the events of Fifty Shades of Grey but from the perspective of Christian Grey.
Salman Rushdie said about the book: "I've never read anything so badly written that got published. It made Twilight look like War and Peace."Maureen Dowd described the book in The New York Times as being written "like a Brontë devoid of talent," and said it was "dull and poorly written." Jesse Kornbluth of The Huffington Post said: "As a reading experience, Fifty Shades...is a sad joke, puny of plot".
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