| Product Summary | | Format: Paperback | | ISBN: 9781416552963 | | Publisher: Pocket Books | | Publish Date: 10/21/2008 | | Buy.com Sku: 207891132 | | Item#: | | Dimensions (in Inches) 7.5H x 4.25L x 1.5T | | Pages: 784 |
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| | | King''s latest #1 "New York Times" bestseller about a man whose near-fatal accident gives him access to vast powers of creativity--and destruction--is now available in a tall Premium Edition.
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In this latest from master horror writer Steven King, a self-made millionaire moves to a remote beach house on the Gulf of Mexico after suffering a near-fatal accident. The Florida refuge is intended to restore his mental health, which was seriously damaged along with his mangled limbs in the incident. The new environment unleashes intense creativity from Edgar Freemantle, who begins painting with a wild abandon. Edgar's paintings, however, may hold a threatening force that he cannot contain.
| Praise| "The prolific mast of psycho-horror returns to the mysteries of the creative process, a subject that has inspired some of his most haunting work....Engrossing." (starred review) 12/15/2007 |
| Author Bio| Stephen King | | Born in 1947, Stephen King has become a household name all over the world. His mother raised him and his brother after their father deserted the family in 1950. In high school, King began to write short stories, his first published work appearing in 1968. He attended the University of Maine, graduating with a B.S. in 1970. Up until his first novel appeared, King had worked in an industrial laundry, as a janitor, as well as an English teacher. CARRIE, his debut, was met by a largely indifferent public in 1974. It wasn't until two years later, after King's second novel 'SALEM'S LOT and the filmed version of CARRIE, that King became a major player in the horror field. THE SHINING, his 1977 haunted hotel novel, began a litany of bestsellers, including THE STAND, THE DEAD ZONE, PET SEMETARY, DOLORES CLAIBORNE, and many others. King's work is regarded as instrumental in bringing about a resurgence of interest in horror fiction in the 1970s and '80s. An extremely high percentage of King's voluminous literary output has been filmed, with varying degrees of success, but all serving to carry the name of Stephen King far and wide. He has written nonfiction, given lectures, acted in films, and continues to produce huge novels nearly every year, all of which become instant bestsellers. As an bizarre sidenote, during the summer of 1999 while walking along a back road in Maine, King was struck and seriously injured by a minivan whose driver apparently lost control of the vehicle while being distracted by his dog--thus creating exactly the kind of news item that might have inspired several of King's own novels. |
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