Bev Vincent

Stephen King

A Complete Exploration of His Work, Life, and Influences

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Celebrate the King of Horrorâ s 75th birthday with Stephen King, which explores the connections between Stephen Kingâ s life and his body of work.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Quarto Publishing Group / becker&mayer! books ISBN
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 355307
• Seitenzahl: 239
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. September 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 273mm x 214mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 1079g
• ISBN-13: 9780760376812
• ISBN-10: 0760376816
• Artikelnr.: 63301035

Autorenporträt

Bev Vincent is the author of several non-fiction books, including The Road to the Dark Tower and Stephen King: A Complete Exploration of His Work, Life, and Influences. In 2018, he co-edited the anthology Flight or Fright  with King and has published over 130 stories, with appearances in Ellery Queen’s, Alfred Hitchcock’s and Black Cat Mystery magazines. His work has been published in over twenty languages and nominated for the Stoker (twice), Edgar, Locus, Ignotus, Rondo Hatton Classic Horror and ITW Thriller Awards. To learn more, visit bevvincent.com

Inhaltsangabe

INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1 THE FUTURE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN (1950-1969)
INTERLUDE: THE POETRY OF STEPHEN KING
CHAPTER 2 THE DOUBLEDAY YEARS (1970s)
INTERLUDE: STEPHEN KING AS RICHARD BACHMAN
INTERLUDE: WELCOME TO CASTLE ROCK
CHAPTER 3 MIDAS TOUCH (1980s)
INTERLUDE: THE DARK TOWER
INTERLUDE: UNSEEN KING
INTERLUDE: WELCOME TO DERRY
CHAPTER 4 EXPERIMENTATION AND CHANGE (1990s)
INTERLUDE: THE ACCIDENT
CONTENTS CHAPTER 5 AFTER THE ACCIDENT (2000s)
INTERLUDE: THE STEPHEN KING UNIVERSE
CHAPTER 5 KING OF CRIME (2010 AND BEYOND)
CONCLUSION THE TEST OF TIME
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDIX I BOOKS
APPENDIX II SHORT STORIES AND NOVELLAS
APPENDIX III ADAPTATIONS
ENDNOTES
IMAGE CREDITS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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FOREWORD 
INTRODUCTION 
CHAPTER 1
THE FUTURE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN (1950–1969) 
CHAPTER 2
THE DOUBLEDAY YEARS (1970s) 
INTERLUDE: STEPHEN KING AS RICHARD BACHMAN ·
INTERLUDE: WELCOME TO CASTLE ROCK 
CHAPTER 3
MIDAS TOUCH (1980s)
INTERLUDE: THE DARK TOWER 
INTERLUDE: UNSEEN KING 
INTERLUDE: WELCOME TO DERRY 
CHAPTER 4
EXPERIMENTATION AND CHANGE (1990s) 
INTERLUDE: THE ACCIDENT 
CHAPTER 5
AFTER THE ACCIDENT (2000s) 
INTERLUDE: THE STEPHEN KING UNIVERSE
CHAPTER 6
KING OF CRIME (2010 AND BEYOND) 
INTERLUDE: COLLABORATIONS 
Conclusion
THE TEST OF TIME 
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 
APPENDIX I: BOOKS BY STEPHEN KING 
APPENDIX II: ADAPTATIONS 
ENDNOTES
IMAGE CREDITS 
ABOUT THE AUTHOR 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 

Rezensionen

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