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Informationen zum Autor George Beahm; Illustrated By Michael Whelan and Glenn Chadbourne Klappentext The Stephen King Companion is an authoritative look at King's personal life and professional career, from Carrie to The Bazaar of Bad Dreams . King expert George Beahm, who has published extensively about Maine's main writer, is your seasoned guide to the imaginative world of Stephen King, covering his varied and prodigious output: juvenalia, short fiction, limited edition books, bestselling novels, and film adaptations. The book is also profusely illustrated with nearly 200 photos, color illustrations by celebrated "Dark Tower" artist Michael Whelan, and black-and-white drawings by Maine artist Glenn Chadbourne. Supplemented with interviews with friends, colleagues, and mentors who knew King well, this book looks at his formative years in Durham, where he began writing fiction as a young teen, his college years in the turbulent sixties, his struggles with early poverty, working full-time as an English teacher while writing part-time, the long road to the publication of his first novel, Carrie , and the dozens of bestselling books and major screen adaptations that followed. For fans old and new, The Stephen King Companion is a comprehensive look at America's best-loved bogeyman. Zusammenfassung A detailed companion to the work of Stephen King, using illustrations, photographs, original articles, interviews, and biographical material to show how he became America's favorite storyteller. Inhaltsverzeichnis A Note to the Reader Foreword: The Learn'd Astronomer by Stephen J. Spignesi Introduction: The Golden Years by George Beahm P art O ne : M aine R oots 1. Family Roots 2. Durham, Maine 3. EC Comics 4. "Three Durham Lads Publishing Bright Hometown Newspaper" by Don Hansen 5. A Special Occasion: Chris Chesley's Friendship with Stephen King 6. Stephen King at the University of Maine: A Writer in the Making by Sanford Phippen King Graduates: A Blessed Event? 7. Rick Hautala: Maine's Other Horror Writer Rick Hautala: An Interview 8. Burton Hatlen: An Interview 9. Crossing the Kittery Bridge into Maine's Heart of Darkness 10. From Student to Teacher: Stephen King and Carroll Terrell P art T wo : P re - C arrie : A H ardscrabble L ife 11. A Writer's Nightmare, a Writer's Dream 12. A Good Angel": Cavalier editor Nye Willden 13. The Bones of the Family Business: Writing P art T hree : D oubleday B oo ks : M agic T ime -T he M aking of the M aster of H orror 14. King's Classic Books: An Overview 15. William G. Thompson: Another Good Ange 16. Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King: The Future Queen of Durham Ruth P. King Obituary 17. Carrie 18. " Campus Columnist Publishes Novel" by Burton Hatlen Stephen King: American Gothic 19. Salem's Lot On 'S alem ' s L ot as the Great American Novel Stephen King and Frank Darabont on Limited Edition Books 20. The Shining The Stanley Hotel Shines On 21. Night Shift - Keep on Trucking: M aximum O verdrive 22. The Stand: Taking a Stand Against Doubleday 000 23. Cemetery Dance's Deluxe Special Editions of the Doubleday Books 24. The Early Bachman Books" Rage (1977), The Long Walk (1979), Roadwork (1981), T he R unning M an (1982) P art F our : "T he B estsellasaurus R ex...
