One-Book Author: Difference between revisions

Alice has just finished reading a book by Bob Campbell, written over 50 years ago, that she had randomly found at the library. It was an amazing read that really got Alice wondering what other books he has written. Excited, Alice goes on the internet to search for works by Campbell and she finds that in his entire lifetime, Campbell had never written any other books, although the one book that he did write was extremely popular.

 

 

May overlap with [[Author Existence Failure]], where the author doesn't live long enough to compose another work (i.e.: works published posthumously), or [[Tough Act to Follow]], where they're afraid they've peaked on their first attempt. The latter may also be a [[Reclusive Artist]].

 

== In-Work Examples ==

* Ditto for the plot of ''Wonder Boys.''

* The end of the film ''Croupier'' has the protagonist, a novelist and casino dealer, having completed and published his [[Roman à Clef]], realize that it is probably better for him to quit while he's ahead and not write another novel.

 

== One-Film Directors ==

* Writer Steve Gordon had a very weak heart, and died shortly after completing his first directorial effort, ''[[Arthur (film)|Arthur]]'', in 1981.

* ''The Brave'' is the only film that [[Johnny Depp]] has directed. Terrible reviews from American critics not only led him to leave directing but also [[No Export for You|refuse any offers for an American release of the film]].

 

== One-Film Actors ==

* Another [[Country Music]] example is Caitlin & Will. They won the first season of [[CMT]]'s singing competition ''Can You Duet'', released one single and an EP, and broke up once the single fell from the charts.

* ''Lies'' appears to be all we'll hear from the [[Synth Pop]] duo Heartbreak, although Ali Renault has a solo album, and Muravchik, under the alias Anthonio, released an [[Answer Song]] single to Annie(Anne Lilia Berge-Strand)'s "Anthonio" titled "Annie".