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The Stephen King companion : forty years of fear from the master of horror / George Beahm [and other contributors] ; illustrated by Michael Whelan and Glenn Chadbourne.
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; looking at King's formative years in Durham, when 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; covering his varied and prodigious output--this book is a comprehensive guide to the imaginative world of Stephen King.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250081315 (hardcover) :
- Physical Description: xxxii, 588 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Griffin, 2015.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Subject: | King, Stephen, 1947- > Criticism and interpretation. Whelan, Michael, 1950- Horror tales, American > History and criticism. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | 813.54 King-B | 31681002807253 | NONFIC | Available | - |
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| 005 | 20151001115508.0 | ||
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| 250 | . | ‡aFirst edition. | |
| 264 | 1. | ‡aNew York : ‡bThomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Griffin, ‡c2015. | |
| 300 | . | ‡axxxii, 588 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : ‡billustrations (some colour) ; ‡c24 cm | |
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| 504 | . | ‡aIncludes bibliographical references. | |
| 520 | . | ‡aProfusely 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; looking at King's formative years in Durham, when 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; covering his varied and prodigious output--this book is a comprehensive guide to the imaginative world of Stephen King. | |
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| 600 | 1 | 0. | ‡aWhelan, Michael, ‡d1950- |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aHorror tales, American ‡xHistory and criticism. | |
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