| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xxxii, 588 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Color portfolio by Michael Whelan. |
| Contents |
Maine roots -- Pre-Carrie: a hardscrabble life -- Doubleday Books: magic time-the making of the Master of Horror -- "The Bestsellasaurus Rex" stomps over to New American Library -- Scribner: building bridges -- Movies: screamplays -- The critics' corner -- Stephen King in cyberspace. |
| Summary |
Profusely illustrated with nearly 200 photos, color illustrations by celebrated "Dark Tower" artist Michael Whelan, and black-and-white drawings by Maine artist Glenn Chadbourne; supplemented with interviews with friends, colleagues, and mentors who knew King well; looking at King's formative years in Durham, when he began writing fiction as a young teen, his college years in the turbulent sixties, his struggles with early poverty, working full-time as an English teacher while writing part-time, the long road to the publication of his first novel, Carrie, and the dozens of bestselling books and major screen adaptations that followed; covering his varied and prodigious output--this book is a comprehensive guide to the imaginative world of Stephen King. |
| Subject |
King, Stephen, 1947- -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Horror tales, American -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Horror tales -- Criticism and interpretation.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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| Subject |
King, Stephen, 1947- (OCoLC)fst00037229
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Horror tales. (OCoLC)fst00960387
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Horror tales, American. (OCoLC)fst00960399
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| Added Author |
Whelan, Michael, 1950- illustrator.
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Chadbourne, Glenn, 1959- illustrator.
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| ISBN |
9781250054128 (Trade paperback) |
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1250054125 (Trade paperback) |
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9781250081315 (Hardcover) |
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1250081319 (Hardcover) |
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