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Stephen King A Literary Companion

Wood Rocky
Heftet / 2011 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780786458509
Publisert
2011-04-30
Utgiver
Vendor
McFarland & Co Inc
Vekt
409 gr
Høyde
251 mm
Bredde
175 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
220

Forfatter
Wood Rocky

Biographical note

Rocky Wood is the Bram Stoker Award–winning author of many books about Stephen King. He is president of the Horror Writers Association and lives in Victoria, Australia.

Stephen King A Literary Companion

Wood Rocky
Heftet / 2011 / Engelsk
Wood Rocky
Heftet / 2011 / Engelsk
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“essential reference”—<i>Library Journal</i>; “treasure trove of trivia, biographical tidbits and bibliographical explanations”—<i>Rue Morgue</i>; “marvelous...excellent....highly recommend”—<i>Monster Librarian</i>; “excellent series of Literary Companions”—<i>Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine</i>.

This companion provides a two-part introduction to best-selling author Stephen King, whose enormous popularity over the years has gained him an audience well beyond readers of horror fiction, the genre with which he is most often associated. Part I considers the reception of King's work, the film adaptations that they gave rise to, the fictional worlds in which some of his novels are set, and the more useful approaches to King's varied corpus. Part II consists of entries for each series, novel, story, screenplay and even poem, including works never published or produced, as well as characters and settings.
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Provides a guide to reading and accessing Stephen King for fans and scholars alike. It examines the enormous popularity of King, the worlds he has created, the films made from his work, and provides a primer to reading his fiction. A detailed encyclopaedic entry is provided for each of his written works, in addition to lead characters and locations.
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Table of Contents Preface Introduction to the Works Stephen King: A Literary Companion Stephen King Bibliography Further Reading Index

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“essential reference”—<i>Library Journal</i>; “treasure trove of trivia, biographical tidbits and bibliographical explanations”—<i>Rue Morgue</i>; “marvelous...excellent....highly recommend”—<i>Monster Librarian</i>; “excellent series of Literary Companions”—<i>Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine</i>.

This companion provides a two-part introduction to best-selling author Stephen King, whose enormous popularity over the years has gained him an audience well beyond readers of horror fiction, the genre with which he is most often associated. Part I considers the reception of King's work, the film adaptations that they gave rise to, the fictional worlds in which some of his novels are set, and the more useful approaches to King's varied corpus. Part II consists of entries for each series, novel, story, screenplay and even poem, including works never published or produced, as well as characters and settings.
Les mer
Provides a guide to reading and accessing Stephen King for fans and scholars alike. It examines the enormous popularity of King, the worlds he has created, the films made from his work, and provides a primer to reading his fiction. A detailed encyclopaedic entry is provided for each of his written works, in addition to lead characters and locations.
Les mer
Table of Contents Preface Introduction to the Works Stephen King: A Literary Companion Stephen King Bibliography Further Reading Index

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780786458509
Publisert
2011-04-30
Utgiver
Vendor
McFarland & Co Inc
Vekt
409 gr
Høyde
251 mm
Bredde
175 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
220

Forfatter
Wood Rocky

Biographical note

Rocky Wood is the Bram Stoker Award–winning author of many books about Stephen King. He is president of the Horror Writers Association and lives in Victoria, Australia.

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