Inconceivable (novel)

{{short description|1999 novel by Ben Elton}}

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| name = Inconceivable

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| image = File:Inconceivable (novel).jpg

| caption = First Edition (1999)

| author = Ben Elton

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| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

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| genre = Comedy Novel

| publisher = Bantam Press

| release_date = 1 October 1999

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| media_type = Print (Paperback)

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| preceded_by = Blast from the Past (1998)

| followed_by = Dead Famous (2001)

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Inconceivable is a novel by Ben Elton which was published in October 1999, following one childless couple's efforts to conceive.{{cite web|title=A bit of a laugh?|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/1999/nov/07/fiction.reviews|website=The Guardian|date=7 November 1999|accessdate=29 November 2020}} The story is told in the form of journal entries by the two principal characters. It was adapted into the film Maybe Baby which was also directed by Elton, and which was released in June 2000.{{cite web|title=Elton's new arrival premières|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/772428.stm|publisher=BBC News|date=1 June 2000|accessdate=6 November 2020}}{{cite web|title=Maybe Baby|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/jun/02/2|website=The Guardian|date=2 June 2000|accessdate=6 November 2020}} Filming commenced in the summer of 1999, with it being announced in June 1999.{{cite web|title=Ben Elton's book 'Inconceivable' without IVF|url=https://www.bionews.org.uk/page_87893|website=bionews.org.uk|date=28 June 1999|accessdate=29 November 2020}}