Stephen Edwin King (Portland, Maine, 21 september 1947) is een Amerikaans schrijver van onder meer horroren en thrillers. Zijn boeken komen voor op lijsten van bestverkochte boeken, zowel van fictie als nonfictie. De verhalen van King gaan vaak over onopvallende personages die worden ondergedompeld in toenemend beangstigende situaties. Stephen Edwin King was born on September 21, 1947, at the Maine General Hospital in Portland. His parents were Nellie Ruth (Pillsbury), who worked as a caregiver at a mental institute, and Donald Edwin King, a merchant seaman. Immensely helpful and illuminating to any aspiring writer, this special edition of Stephen Kings critically lauded, millioncopy bestseller shares the experiences. On Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft Kindle edition by Stephen King. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading On Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft. In both writing and sleeping, we learn to be physically still at the same time we are encouraging our minds to unlock from the humdrum rational thinking of our daytime lives. On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, a memoir by American author Stephen King; On Writing, a story fragment by American writer Ernest Hemingway; Stein On Writing, advice for writers by American writer Sol Stein Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, science fiction and fantasy. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, many of which have been adapted into feature films, miniseries, television series, and comic books. King has published 58 novels, including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman, and six nonfiction books. Of all Stephen Kings early novels, Pet Sematary is the simplest and direst. Jacobs classic The Monkeys Paw, it cleaves to its twisted source. From the very beginning the reader knows the story: someone is going to die, and someone who cant bear to let that loved one go will make a desperate bargain to raise him from the dead. Stephen King was born on September 21, 1947, in Portland, Maine. He graduated from the University of Maine and later worked as a teacher while establishing himself as a writer. 21 wrzenia 1947 w Portland) amerykaski pisarz, autor gwnie literatury grozy. W przeszoci wydawa ksiki pod pseudonimem Richard Bachman, raz jako John Swithen. Jego ksiki rozeszy si w nakadzie przekraczajcym 350 milionw egzemplarzy, co czyni go jednym z najbardziej poczytnych pisarzy na wiecie. In one of my favorite Stephen King interviews, for The Atlantic, he talks at length about the vital importance of a good opening line. There are all sorts of theories, he says, its a tricky thing. But theres one thing hes sure about: An opening line should invite the. Les parents de Stephen King sont Donald Edwin King, n le 11 mars 1914 [o 1 sous le nom de Donald Pollock [3, ancien capitaine de la marine marchande devenu reprsentant, et Nellie Ruth Pillsbury, ne le 3 fvrier 1913, pianiste. Ils se marient le 23 juillet 1939. Le 14 septembre 1945, le couple, qui pense ne pas pouvoir avoir d'enfant, adopte un nouveaun, David Victor King. A comprehensive list of all of Stephen King's works, organized alphabetically. Gary MillerGetty Images Renowned author Stephen King has written over 50 books that have captivated millions of people around the world. In his memoir, On Writing, King shares. One is arguably the bestknown writer of our time. The other made his name writing the end of the world as we know it in the left behind series. If this unique pairing seems unlikely, look closer. A conversation with the two yields both parallels and polarityand candid insights as. Stephen Edwin King (Portland, 21 settembre 1947) uno scrittore e sceneggiatore statunitense, uno dei pi celebri autori di letteratura fantastica, in particolare horror, del XX secolo. Scrittore prolifico, nel corso della sua carriera, iniziata nel 1974 con Carrie, ha pubblicato oltre ottanta opere, anche con lo pseudonimo di Richard Bachman fra romanzi e antologie di racconti, entrate. syyskuuta 1947 Portland, Maine) on tuottelias yhdysvaltalainen kirjat ovat suosittuja, ja monet niist ovat yltneet miljoonamyyntiin. Kingin esikoisromaani Carrie ilmestyi vuonna 1974 ja hn teki lopullisen lpimurtonsa romaanilla Hohto (1977). Vuonna 2017 niit oli myyty arviolta 350 000 000 kappaletta. Stephen King offers the reasoning behind him turning down the chance to work on the script for Poltergeist with Steven Spielberg. When it comes to iconic figures within pop culture, few have made imprints as large as King and Spielberg. Stephen Edwin King was born in Portland, Maine in 1947, the second son of Donald and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King. After his parents separated when Stephen was a toddler, he and his older brother, David, were raised by his mother. Immensely helpful and illuminating to any aspiring writer, this special edition of Stephen Kings critically lauded, millioncopy bestseller shares the experiences. Stephen King is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes The Outsider, Sleeping Beauties (cowritten with his son Owen King), the short story collection The Bazaar of Bad Dreams, the Bill Hodges trilogy End of Watch, Finders Keepers, and Mr. Mercedes (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel and now an ATT Audience Network original television. Stephen isn't the only writer in the King family: His wife, Tabitha King, has published several novels. Joe, their oldest son, followed in his dad's footsteps and is a bestselling horror writer. Stephen Edwin King, fdd 21 september 1947 i Portland i Maine, r en amerikansk frfattare, som skrivit mnga bcker som har legat p bstsljarlistorna. Han r framfrallt verksam inom skrckgenren. Flera av hans bcker har filmatiserats. Han r ocks knd under pseudonymen Richard Bachman. Kings bcker handlar ofta om vanliga mnniskor som rkar ut fr ngot otckt, och.