Synopses & Reviews
From the Magical Pen of Stephen King, Four Mesmerizing Novellas
Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption”
An unjustly imprisoned convict seeks a strange and startling revenge
the basis for the Best Picture Academy Award nominee The Shawshank Redemption.
Apt Pupil”
Todd Bowden is one of the top students in his high school class and a typical American sixteen-year-olduntil he becomes obsessed about the dark and deadly past of an older man in town. The inspiration for the film Apt Pupil from Phoenix Pictures.
The Body”
Four rambunctious young boys plunge through the façade of a small town and come face-to-face with life, death, and intimations of their own mortality. The film Stand By Me is based on this novella.
The Breathing Method”
A disgraced woman is determined to triumph over death.
Review
"He creates people who are so alive, you can almost sense them." Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Review
“To find the secret of his success, you have to compare King to Twain and Poe— Kings stories tap the roots of myth buried in all our minds.”—
Los Angeles Times “Buy Different Seasons. I promise youll enjoy it….He creates people who are so alive, you can almost sense them.”—Minneapolis Star-Tribune
“The wondrous readability of his work, as well as the instant sense of communication with his characters, are what make King the consummate storyteller that he is.”—Houston Chronicle
“Hypnotic.”—The New York Times Book Review
Synopsis
From the Magical Pen of Stephen King, Four Mesmerizing Novellas...
"Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption"
An unjustly imprisoned convict seeks a strange and startling revenge...the basis for the Best Picture Academy Award nominee The Shawshank Redemption.
"Apt Pupil"
Todd Bowden is one of the top students in his high school class and a typical American sixteen-year-old--until he becomes obsessed about the dark and deadly past of an older man in town. The inspiration for the film Apt Pupil from Phoenix Pictures.
"The Body"
Four rambunctious young boys plunge through the facade of a small town and come face-to-face with life, death, and intimations of their own mortality. The film Stand By Me is based on this novella.
"The Breathing Method"
A disgraced woman is determined to triumph over death.
Synopsis
Four mesmerizing novellas, including the inspirations for the movies
The Shawshank Redemption,
Apt Pupil and
Stand By Me.
About the Author
Stephen King, the world's bestselling novelist, was educated at the University of Maine at Orono. He lives with his wife, the novelist Tabitha King, and their children in Bangor, Maine.