Книга: Stephen King «From a Buick 8»
Производитель: "Stoughton" Come close, children, and see the living crocodile. A vintage`54 Buick Roadmaster. At least, that`s what it looks like... There is a secret hidden in Shed B in the state police barracks in Statler, Pennsylvania. A secret that has drawn troopers for twenty years - terrified yet irresistibly tempted to look at its chrome fenders, silver grille and exotic exhaust system. Young Ned Wilcox has started coming by the barracks: mowing the lawn, washing the windows, shovelling snow; it`s a boy`s way of holding on to his father - recently killed in a strange road accident by another Buick. And one day Ned peers through the windows of Shed B and discovers the family secret. Like his father, Ned wants answers. He deserves answers. And the secret begins to stir... ISBN:978-1-4447-0811-0 Издательство: "Stoughton" (2011)
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Stephen King
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name = Stephen King
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birthdate = Birth date and age|1947|9|21
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occupation = Novelist, Short story writer, Screenwriter, Columnist, Actor, Producer, Director
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website = http://www.stephenking.com
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children = Naomi Rachel King
Joe King
Stephen Edwin King (born
Biography
Early life
Stephen King was born in As a child, King apparently witnessed one of his friends being struck and killed by a train, though he has no memory of the event. His family told him that after leaving home to play with the boy, King returned, speechless and seemingly in shock. Only later did the family learn of the friend's death. Some commentators have suggested that this event may have psychologically inspired King's dark, disturbing creations, [ Beahm, George "The Stephen King Story: A Literary Profile" Andrews and McMeel. 1991. ISBN 0-8362-7989-1 : pp.101] but King himself has dismissed the idea.cite book | last =King | first =Stephen | authorlink = | title =On Writing | publisher =Scribner | year =2000 | location = | pages = | id = ISBN 0684853523] King's primary inspiration for writing horror fiction was related in detail in his 1981 non-fiction "Danse Macabre" in a chapter titled "An Annoying Autobiographical Pause". King makes a comparison of his grandfather successfully dowsing for water using the bough of an apple branch with the sudden realization of what he wanted to do for a living. While browsing through an attic with his elder brother, King uncovered a paperback version of an “the moment of my life when the dowsing rod suddenly went down hard . . . as far as I was concerned, I was on my way.” Education and early creativity King attended Durham Elementary School. He displayed an early interest in horror as an avid reader of EC's horror comics, including "Tales from the Crypt" (he later paid tribute to the comics in his screenplay for " From 1966 King studied English at the After leaving the university King gained a certificate to teach high school but, being unable to find a teaching post immediately, initially supplemented his laboring wage by selling short stories to men's magazines such as "Playboy". In 1971, King married Tabitha Spruce, a fellow student at the University of Maine, whom he had met at the Fogler Library. That fall King was hired as a teacher at Success with "Carrie" On Mother's Day, 1973, King's novel "Carrie" was accepted by publishing house Doubleday. King has written how he became so discouraged when trying to develop the idea of a girl with After his mother's death, King and his family moved to Richard Bachman In the late 1970s-early 1980s, King published a handful of short novels—"Rage" (1977), " The Bachman novels contained hints to the author's actual identity that were picked up on by fans, leading to King's admission of authorship in 1985. King dedicated his 1989 book " In 2006, during a London UK press conference, King declared that he had discovered another Bachman novel, titled "Blaze". It was published on Confronting addiction Shortly after " Car accident and thoughts of retirement In the summer of 1999, King had finished the memoir section of "" but had abandoned the book for nearly eighteen months, unsure of how or whether to proceed. On King was conscious enough to give the deputy phone numbers to contact his family but was in considerable pain. The author was first transported to Northern Cumberland Hospital in Bridgton and then flown by helicopter to Central Maine Hospital in Lewiston. His injuries—a collapsed right lung, multiple fractures of the right leg, scalp laceration and a broken hip—kept him in Central Maine Medical Center until Earlier that year, King had finished most of " After five operations in ten days and King's lawyer and two others purchased Smith's van for $1,500, reportedly to avoid it appearing on A fictionalized account of the accident was written into the last novel of the Dark Tower series. Parts of the conversation between Smith and King, as he awaited medical attention, were used in the book, as well as an accurate description of the injuries sustained. Two years later, King suffered severe pneumonia as a direct result of his lung being punctured in the accident. During this time Tabitha King was inspired to redesign his studio. Stephen visited the space while his books and belongings were packed away. What he saw was an image of what his studio would look like if he died, providing a seed for his novel " In 2002, King announced he would stop writing, apparently motivated in part by frustration with his injuries, which had made sitting uncomfortable and reduced his stamina. He has since resumed writing, but states on his website that: Family life King owns two houses, one in Bangor and one in Center, Recent activity * In 2000, King published a serialized novel " * Since August 2003, King has provided his take on pop culture in a column appearing on the back page of " * In October 2005, King signed a deal with * On * In June 2007, King's novel "Blaze", which was written in the early 1970s, under his long-time pseudonym * On * On * King has voiced his support of Democratic presidential candidate * A controversy emerged on * King's latest short stories collection titled " * King is currently working on a new novel entitled " * King recently released "" * There are rumours, but as yet unconfirmed, that King's future project will be the third "Talisman" book. This would follow "" Interests Philanthropy Since becoming commercially successful, King and his wife have donated money to causes around their home state of Maine. The Kings' early nineties donation to the The Kings do not desire recognition for their funding of Bangor-area facilities: they named the Shawn T. Mansfield Stadium for a prominent local little league coach's son who had cerebral palsy, while the Beth Pancoe Aquatic Park memorializes an accomplished area swimmer who died of cancer. Baseball Stephen King is a fan of the Radio stations Stephen and his wife Tabitha own The Zone Corporation, a central ociety and politics In April 2008, King spoke out against HB 1423, a bill pending in the Massachusetts state legislature that would restrict or ban the sale of violent video games to anyone under the age of 18. Although King stated that he had no personal interest in video games as a hobby, he criticized the proposed law, which he sees as an attempt by politicians to scapegoat pop culture, and to act as surrogate parents to others' children, which he asserted is usually "disastrous" and "undemocratic". He also saw the law as inconsistent, as it would forbid a 17-year-old, legally able to see ', from buying or renting ', which is violent but less graphic. While conceding that he saw no artistic merit in some violent video games, King also opined that such games reflect the violence that already exists in society, which would not be lessened by such a law, which would be redundant in light of the ratings system that already exists for video games. King argued that such laws allow legislators to ignore the economic divide between the rich and poor, and the easy availability of guns, which he felt were the more legitimate causes of violence. [King, Stephen; "Videogame Lunacy"; "The Pop of KIng" " Work Writing style In his nonfiction book "", King discusses his writing style at great length. King believes that, generally speaking, good stories cannot be called consciously and should not be plotted out beforehand; they are better served by focusing on a single "seed" of a story and letting the story grow itself. King often begins a story with no idea how it will end. He mentions in the "Dark Tower" series that halfway through its nearly 30-year writing period a terminally-ill woman asked how it would end, certain she would die before the series' completion. He told her he did not know. King believes strongly in this style, stating that his best writing comes from "freewriting." In "On Writing," King stated that he believed stories to exist fully formed, like fossils, and that his role as a writer was to excavate the fossil as well as he could. When asked for the source of his story ideas in interviews, however, he has several times, including the appearance on Amazon.com's "Fishbowl," answered, "I have the heart of a small boy……and I keep it in a jar on my desk." (This quote is most often attributed to Robert Bloch, author of "Psycho.) He is known for his great eye for detail, for continuity and for inside references; many stories that may seem unrelated are often linked by secondary characters, fictional towns, or off-hand references to events in previous books. Many of the settings for King's books are in King's books are filled with references to American history and American culture, particularly the darker, more fearful side of these. These references are generally spun into the stories of characters, often explaining their fears. Recurrent references include crime, war (especially the King is also known for his folksy, informal narration, often referring to his fans as "Constant Readers" or "friends and neighbors." This familiar style contrasts with the horrific content of many of his stories. King has a very simple formula for learning to write well: "Read and write four to six hours a day. If you cannot find the time for that, you can't expect to become a good writer." He sets out each day with a quota of 2000 words and will not stop writing until it is met. He also has a simple definition for talent in writing: "If you wrote something for which someone sent you a check, if you cashed the check and it didn't bounce, and if you then paid the light bill with the money, I consider you talented." ["Everything You Need to Know About Writing Successfully—in Ten Minutes"] Shortly after his accident, King wrote the first draft of the book "Dreamcatcher" with a notebook and a Waterman King's writing style throughout his novels alternates from future to past, character development (including character illumination, dynamics and revelation), and setting in each chapter—leaving a cliffhanger at the end. He then continues this process until the novel is finished. When asked why he writes, King responds: "The answer to that is fairly simple–there was nothing else I was made to do. I was made to write stories and I love to write stories. That's why I do it. I really can't imagine doing anything else and I can't imagine not doing what I do." [cite web|url=http://www.stephenking.com/pages/FAQ/Stephen_King/whywriter.php | title = Stephen King's official site | accessdate = 2007-05-14] King often uses authors as characters, or includes mention of Influences King has called King is a fan of King acknowledges the influence of King has also openly declared his admiration for another, less prolific author: King is a big fan of In 1987 King's In an King makes references in several of his books to characters and events in Collaborations King has written two novels with acclaimed horror novelist King also wrote the nonfiction book, "" with novelist and fellow Red Sox fanatic In 1996 King collaborated with "Throttle", a novella written in collaboration with his son Joe Hill, will be included in the anthology "He Is "", was a paperback tie-in for the King-penned miniseries "Rose Red". The book was published under anonymous authorship, and written by Ridley Pearson. This spin-off is a rare occasion of another author being granted permission to write commercial work using characters and story elements invented by King. Speculation that King wrote the novel " King played guitar for the rock band Films and TV Many of King's novels and short stories have been made into major motion pictures or TV movies and miniseries.cite web King's first film appearance was in George Romero's "Knightriders" as a buffoonish audience member. His first featured role was in "Creepshow", playing Jordy Verrill, a backwoods redneck who, after touching a fallen meteor in hopes of selling it, grows moss all over his body.He has since made cameos in several adaptations of his works. He appeared in " King produced and acted in a miniseries, " King is friends with King has also made an appearance as a contestant on Celebrity " Reception Critical response Critical responses to King's works have been mixed. In his analysis of post- In 1996, King won an In 2003, King was honored by the Some in the literary community expressed disapproval of the award: Richard Snyder, the former CEO of Simon & Schuster, described King's work as "non- However, others came to King's defense, such as writer In Influence on popular culture Since the publication of "Carrie", public awareness of King and his works has reached a high saturation rate, [Linda Badley, "Writing Horror and the Body: The Fiction of Stephen King, Clive Barker, and Anne Rice" (Contributions to the Study of Popular Culture) (Greenwood Press, 1996); Awards King has won 6 Bram Stoker awards, 6 Horror Guild awards, 5 See also ;Family ;King's fictional topography ;Publishers ;Projects References Additional reading * "The Many Facets of Stephen King", "See also External links * [http://www.stephenking.com/ Stephen King's Official Web Site] Persondata Источник: Stephen King
url=http://www.stephenking.com/pages/FAQ/Stephen_King/whybachman.php
title=Stephen King FAQ: "Why did you write books as Richard Bachman?"
author=King, Stephen
accessdate=December 13|accessyear=2006
publisher=StephenKing.com] "I'm writing but I'm writing at a much slower pace than previously and I think that if I come up with something really, really good, I would be perfectly willing to publish it because that still feels like the final act of the creative process, publishing it so people can read it and you can get feedback and people can talk about it with each other and with you, the writer, but the force of my invention has slowed down a lot over the years and that's as it should be." [ cite web|url=http://www.http://www.stephenking.com/pages/FAQ/Stephen_King/retired.php |title=Stephen King.com: The Official FAQ: Is it true that you have retired? |accessdate=2008-03-04 ]
Gauntlet Press website, forth coming titles [http://www.gauntletpress.com/cgi-bin/gauntletpress/perlshop.cgi?ACTION=template&thispage=HeisLegend&ORDER_ID=251390396] ]
url = http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000175/
title = Internet Movie Database: Stephen King
accessdate = 2007-04-10] Unlike some authors, King is untroubled by movies based on his works differing from the original work. He has contrasted his books and its film adaptations as "Stephen King’s writing is securely rooted in the great American tradition that glorifies spirit-of-place and the abiding power of narrative. He crafts stylish, mind-bending page-turners that contain profound moral truths–some beautiful, some harrowing–about our inner lives. This Award commemorates Mr. King’s well-earned place of distinction in the wide world of readers and book lovers of all ages.
The decision to give the National Book Foundation's annual award for "distinguished contribution" to Stephen King is extraordinary, another low in the shocking process of dumbing down our cultural life. I've described King in the past as a writer of penny dreadfuls, but perhaps even that is too kind. He shares nothing with
Let me assure you that King's work most definitely is literature, because it was written to be published and is read with admiration. What Snyder really means is that it is not the literature preferred by the academic-literary elite." [ [http://www.hatrack.com/osc/reviews/everything/2003-09-21.shtml Yummi Bears, Lions, Boomtown, Mayer, and King - Uncle Orson Reviews Everything ] ]
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* "The Shorter Works of Stephen King", Michael R. Collings with
* "Stephen King as Richard Bachman", Michael R. Collings, Starmont House, 1985, ISBN 0930261003
* "The Annotated Guide to Stephen King: A Primary and Secondary Bibliography of the Works of America’s Premier Horror Writer", Michael R. Collings, Starmont House, 1986, ISBN 0930261801
* "The Films of Stephen King", Michael R. Collings, Starmont House, 1986, ISBN 0930261100
* "The Stephen King Phenomenon", Michael R. Collings, Starmont House, 1987, ISBN 0930261127
* "Horror Plum'd: An International Stephen King Bibliography and Guide 1960-2000", Michael R. Collings, Overlook Connection Press, 2003, ISBN 1-892950-45-6
* "The Complete Guide to the Works of Stephen King",
* "Stephen King: Uncollected, Unpublished",
* "The Stephen King Collector's Guide",
* "Stephen King: A Primary Bibliography of the World's Most Popular Author", Justin Brooks, Cemetery Dance, 2008, ISBN 1587671530
* "Stephen King: The Non-Fiction",
* "Stephen King Is Richard Bachman", Michael R. Collings, Overlook Connection Press, March 2008, ISBN 1-892950-74-X
* [http://www.stkfoundation.org/ Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation]
* [http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20080328/NEWS/803280336/1661 Video] of a March 2008 interview with King in Sarasota, Fla.
* [http://www.newyorktimesbestsellerlist.org/archives/52 More on Stephen King]
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