The Body
An iconic story from the No. 1 bestseller, and the inspiration for the film Stand By Me
$23.72
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
14 September 2021
Summary
The No. 1 bestselling author Stephen King’s timeless coming-of-age novella, The Body - set in Castle Rock and originally published in his 1982 short story collection Different Seasons, and adapted into the film classic Stand by Me - now released as a standalone publication.
We’d all listened to the Ray Brower story … he was a kid our age
The small town of Castle Rock is tuning in to the news of a young boy who has gone missing from a nearby town.
Gordie Lachance and hi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529379334 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1529379334 |
| Author: | Stephen King |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 14 September 2021 |
| Weight: | 153g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 18mm |
| Series: | Different Seasons |
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King readers know that he is an absolute master of the long story * DAILY EXPRESS *The genius of King is not the fecundity of his imagination, great though it is, but the empathy he can create between reader and character * THE SCOTSMAN *An incredibly gifted writer * GUARDIAN *
About The Author
Stephen King
Stephen King is the author of more than seventy books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. The long novella is a form King has returned to over and over again, and many have been turned into celebrated films, TV series and streamed events including 1922, Apt Pupil, The Body (Stand By Me), The Langoliers, The Mist and Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption which was the basis of The Shawshank Redemption. King is the recipient of the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.
World Number One bestseller Stephen King has captivated audiences with his stories from Carrie to Duma Key. So powerful are his originals, that they have been turned into successful films including Misery, The Green Mile, Stand By Me and The Shawshank Redemption.
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