Autore: Stephen King
Formato: Copertina flessibile
Pagine: 500
Data Pubblicazione: 8 giugno 2021
Edizione: Export edizione
Lingua: Inglese
Dimensione: 10.5 x 3.3 x 17.1 cm
Descrizione:
*#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* From the legendary storyteller and master of short fiction Stephen King comes an extraordinary collection of four new âexceptionally compelling novellas that reaffirm [Kingâs] mastery of the formâ (The Washington Post).Readers adore Stephen Kingâs novels, and his novellas are their own dark treat, briefer but just as impactful and enduring as his longer fiction. Many of his novellas have been made into iconic films, including âThe Bodyâ (Stand By Me) and âRita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemptionâ (Shawshank Redemption). Four brilliant new tales in If It Bleeds are sure to prove as iconic as their predecessors. Once again, Kingâs remarkable range is on full display. In the title story, reader favorite Holly Gibney (from the Mr. Mercedes trilogy and The Outsider) must face her fears, and possibly another outsiderâthis time on her own. In âMr. Harriganâs Phoneâ an intergenerational friendship has a disturbing afterlife. âThe Life of Chuckâ explores, beautifully, how each of us contains multitudes. And in âRat,â a struggling writer must contend with the darker side of ambition. If these novellas show Kingâs range, they also prove that certain themes endure. One of Kingâs great concerns is evil, and in If It Bleeds, thereâs plenty of it. There is also evilâs opposite, which in Kingâs fiction often manifests as friendship. Holly is reminded that friendship is not only life-affirming but can be life-saving. Young Craig befriends Mr. Harrigan, and the sweetness of this late-in-life connection is its own reward. âExactly what I wanted to read right now,â said Ruth Franklin in a rave on the cover of The New York Times Book Review. âPhenomenal," said Brian Truitt in USA TODAY. âKing still owns the fright business like none other.â