Stephen King (7)
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About the Author
Stephen King was born in Portland, Maine, on September 21, 1947. After graduating with a Bachelor's degree in English from the University of Maine at Orono in 1970, he became a teacher. His spare time was spent writing short stories and novels. King's first novel would never have been published if mostrar mais not for his wife. She removed the first few chapters from the garbage after King had thrown them away in frustration. Three months later, he received a $2,500 advance from Doubleday Publishing for the book that went on to sell a modest 13,000 hardcover copies. That book, Carrie, was about a girl with telekinetic powers who is tormented by bullies at school. She uses her power, in turn, to torment and eventually destroy her mean-spirited classmates. When United Artists released the film version in 1976, it was a critical and commercial success. The paperback version of the book, released after the movie, went on to sell more than two-and-a-half million copies. Many of King's other horror novels have been adapted into movies, including The Shining, Firestarter, Pet Semetary, Cujo, Misery, The Stand, and The Tommyknockers. Under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, King has written the books The Running Man, The Regulators, Thinner, The Long Walk, Roadwork, Rage, and It. He is number 2 on the Hollywood Reporter's '25 Most Powerful Authors' 2016 list. King is one of the world's most successful writers, with more than 100 million copies of his works in print. Many of his books have been translated into foreign languages, and he writes new books at a rate of about one per year. In 2003, he received the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. In 2012 his title, The Wind Through the Keyhole made The New York Times Best Seller List. King's title's Mr. Mercedes and Revival made The New York Times Best Seller List in 2014. He won the Edgar Allan Poe Award in 2015 for Best Novel with Mr. Mercedes. King's title Finders Keepers made the New York Times bestseller list in 2015. Sleeping Beauties is his latest 2017 New York Times bestseller. (Bowker Author Biography) Stephen King is the author of more than thirty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. Among his most recent are "Hearts in Atlantis", "The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon", "Bag of Bones", & "The Green Mile". "On Writing" is his first book of nonfiction since "Danse Macabre", published in 1981. He served as a judge for Prize Stories: The Best of 1999, The O. Henry Awards. He lives in Bangor, Maine with his wife, novelist Tabitha King. King's book, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams: Stories, made the 2015 New York Times bestseller list. (Publisher Provided) mostrar menos
Obras de Stephen King
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome de batismo
- King, Carl Stephen
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- United States of America
- Locais de residência
- Hayward, California, USA
Membros
Discussions
October 2018: Stephen King em Monthly Author Reads (Fevereiro 2021)
July 2011's SK Flavor of the Month - Dolores Claiborne em King's Dear Constant Readers (Julho 2017)
Stephen King em Book talk (Dezembro 2016)
Anyone find Stephen King actually scary? em Thing(amabrarian)s That Go Bump in the Night (Janeiro 2015)
Giant Stephen King contest : more than 100 gifts to win! em Stephen King Fans (Setembro 2012)
Giant Stephen King contest : more than 100 gifts to win! em King's Dear Constant Readers (Setembro 2012)
Giant Stephen King contest : more than 100 gifts to win! em Stephen King Addicts (Setembro 2012)
My Stephen King Problem: A Snob's Notes em Literary Snobs (Julho 2012)
Is Steven King age appropriate? em Hogwarts Express (Outubro 2011)
Stephen King's The Waste Lands reviewed by jseger9000 em Reviews reviewed (Julho 2011)
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- Membros
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- Popularidade
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- ISBNs
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