Books recommended by Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino is one of the most influential filmmakers in contemporary cinema. Self-taught, he worked at a video rental store before debuting with Reservoir Dogs and becoming a global reference with Pulp Fiction, winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes. His style mixes pop references, sharp dialogue and stylized violence in a way few have managed to imitate.

His reading recommendations reflect the same voracious cultural consumption that defines his work: screenplays, pulp fiction, noir literature and books on film and television. Tarantino reads the way he collects influences — eclectically, passionately and without hierarchies between high and low culture.