The Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King - ISBN: 9781399745321
Paperback
Unjust prison, impossible escape, and a satisfying, long-awaited revenge.

The Shawshank Redemption

On the 30th Anniversary of the iconic movie, one of the most popular in film history

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  • Paperback

    144 pages

  • Release Date

    12 November 2024

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Summary

This stand-alone edition of King’s novella, retitled The Shawshank Redemption, like the film, celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Best Picture Academy Award nominee.

A mesmerising tale of unjust imprisonment and offbeat escape, The Shawshank Redemption is a Stephen King classic. Suspenseful, mysterious, heart-wrenching and populated by a cast of unforgettable characters, it is about a fiercely compelling convict named Andy Dufresne who is seeking a strangely satis…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781399745321
ISBN-10:1399745328
Author:Stephen King
Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint:Hodder Paperback
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:144
Release Date:12 November 2024
Weight:120g
Dimensions:150mm x 198mm x 130mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

One of the great storytellers of our time * GUARDIAN * The midlength narrative suits King’s talents particularly well … Stories that cover a surprising amount of emotional territory but can still be read in a sitting * WASHINGTON POST * Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption remains one of [King’s] most deeply humane and hopeful works of fiction * VARIETY * As classic as King’s novels are, his shorter fiction is just as gripping * USA TODAY *

About The Author

Stephen King

STEPHEN KING is the author of more than seventy books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. Some of King’s recent bestsellers include Fairy Tale, Holly and You Like It Darker.

The 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 The Mist, The Body (Stand By Me) and The Shawshank Redemption.

King is the recipient of the Sunday Times Award for Literary Excellence 2022, the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Maine with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.

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