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Stephen King

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  • Stephen Edwin King
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Date of birth
1947-09-21
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Portland

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Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author. Dubbed the "King of Horror", he is widely known for his horror fiction and has also explored other genres, among them suspense, crime, science-fiction, fantasy, and mystery. He has written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been published in collections.

His debut, Carrie (1974), established him in horror, and Different Seasons (1982), a collection of four novellas, was his first major departure from the genre. Among the films adapted from King's fiction are Carrie (1976), The Shining (1980), The Dead Zone (1983), Stand by Me (1986), Misery (1990), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Dolores Claiborne (1995), The Green Mile (1999), It (2017), The Life of Chuck (2024) and The Long Walk (2025). He has published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman and has co-written works with other authors, notably his friend Peter Straub and sons Joe Hill and Owen King. He has also written nonfiction, notably Danse Macabre (1981) and On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (2000).

Among other awards, King has won the O. Henry Award for "The Man in the Black Suit" (1994) and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller for 11/22/63 (2011). He has also won honors for his overall contributions to literature, including the 2003 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, the 2007 Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America and the 2014 National Medal of Arts. Joyce Carol Oates called King "a brilliantly rooted, psychologically 'realistic' writer for whom the American scene has been a continuous source of inspiration, and American popular culture a vast cornucopia of possibilities."

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American author of horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy. Married to Tabitha King, and father of Joe Hill and Owen King.

Series:
• Bill Hodges Trilogy
• The Dark Tower
• The Green Mile

Last modified: 2020-08-07 (revision #18620)

Editions

NameFormatISBNRelease Date
Der Fornit: Unheimliche GeschichtenPaperback3-453-00312-81987
Pet Sematary (2019 gallery paperback)Paperback978-1-9821-1598-22019-02-26
Desperation (German translation)Paperback3-453-12952-02002
Wizard and GlassPaperback0-340-83226-62003
Der dunkle Turm: GlasPaperback3-453-14759-61999
The StandeBook97803855288562008-06-24
Stephen King Goes to the MoviesPaperback97814165923652009-02
The Shining (ebook edition)eBook97803855288632008-06-24
Das MädchenHardcover3-7951-1756-92000
HollyeBook97816680149502023-09-05
HollyHardcover97816680161382023-09-05
Finders KeepersPaperback978-1-473-69894-92016-03-22
’Salem’s LoteBook97803855282212008-05-06
Nightmares & DreamscapesHardcover06708510861993-09
Skeleton Crew (Time Warner Paperbacks)Paperback0-7515-0438-62002
Der dunkle Turm: WolfsmondPaperback3-453-53023-32004-12
Night ShifteBook97803855288492008-06-24
CarriePaperback3-404-13121-51991-02
Pet Sematary (book club edition)Hardcover??
PulsPaperback978-3-453-56509-82007-10
Carrie (Hodder pocket)Paperback978 0 340 95141 52007
Schlaflos (Ullstein, 2. edition 2005)Paperback978-3-548-26312-02005
Mørke krefterPaperback978-82-02-78625-02024
Mr MercedesPaperback978-1-444-78865-52015-04-23
The Dead ZonePaperback97814447080972008-01-10
Das Leben und das SchreibenPaperback3-453-19927-82002-03
Dead Zone: Das AttentatPaperback3-453-00704-21994
LaterPaperback978-1-78909-649-12021-03-02
Die Augen des DrachenPaperback3-453-02435-41991
Im Morgengrauen: Unheimliche GeschichtenPaperback3-453-02134-71990
Der dunkle Turm: DreiPaperback3-453-12385-91999
Full Dark, No StarsHardcover97814391925662010-11-09
ITeBook97815011412322016
Valve lõppHardcover978-9949-39-299-52017
The Shining (2012 Mass Market Paperback)Paperback978-0-307-74365-72012-07
Der dunkle Turm VII: Der TurmHardcover3-453-00096-X2004
The Shining?978-0-340-95139-22007
Full Dark, No Stars (Hodder reissue with a bonus story)Paperback978-1-444-71256-82022
Das SpielPaperback3-453-05703-11992
In einer kleinen Stadt: Needful ThingsHardcover3-455-03739-91991
The Stand (Bastei Lübbe special edition 1995)Paperback3-404-25242-X1995-01
Den Grønne MilPaperback978-82-02-78622-92023
Night ShiftHardcover03851299121978-02-17
Desperation (2011 Hodder paperback)Paperback978-1-4447-0783-02011
The Institute (first Scribner hardcover)Hardcover19821105622019-09
Der AnschlagHardcover978-3-453-26754-12011
CarrieeBook97803855288322008-06-24
Skeleton CrewPaperback04511429341986-06
Bag of Bones (New English Library)Paperback0-340-71820-X1999
HollyAudiobook97817971614022023-09-05
Ça?97827242446561989
Sleeping BeautieseBook97815011634252017-09-26
Casa Negra (edición Best seller)Paperback97898772563142024
El TalismánPaperback97898772563072024
Charlie the Choo-ChooHardcover978-15344012352016-11-11
ForbannelsenPaperback978-82-02-81598-12024
Forbannelsen (it's another edition)Hardcover82-04-04968-41997
The Long WalkeBook97815011413242016-01-01
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3389
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LibraryThing Author
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OpenLibrary Author ID
OL2162284A
VIAF
97113511
Wikidata ID
Q39829

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