That book taught me that violent revenge would not make me feel better. White, best known as carrie white is the titular main protagonist from stephen kings first horror novel, carrie published in 1974. Stephen kings classic thriller carrie was based on two. Carrie was both stephen kings first novel and his first to become a movie. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of carrie by stephen king. Stephen kings carrie audio book part 1 video 2 youtube. Carrie is an epistolary horror novel by american author stephen king. Figuratively and literally shattering moments of horrrrripilication in chamberlain, maine where stones fly from the sky rather than from the hands of the villagers as they did in the lottery, although the latter are equal to other forms of persecution. He constantly foreshadows the disastrous climax of carrie, which leaves us on the edge of our seats the whole book. Carrie marked the arrival of a refreshing, contemporary new voice in the horror genre, as kings 199page novel limited to just 30,000 initial copies utilized faux newspaper clips, magazine articles, fictional letters, and book excerpts to root the story in a feasible reality originally meant as a short story aimed at cavalier mens magazine and written in a trailer in maine on an old. Carries father died before she was born and so she was brought up by her mother who is a fanatical christian. Last week i read stephen kings carrie for the first time since i was in high school.
Carrie is an american epistolary novel and author stephen king s first published novel, released on april 5th, 1974, with an approximate first print run of 30,000 copies. But to this day, carriehis 1976 adaptation of stephen kings first novel remains one of his most impressive achievements. Stephen king is the author of 52 novels and around 200 short stories. These days, i have no trouble absorbing carrie like a. Since the publication of carrie in 1974, neither misfit carrie white nor her catastrophic high school prom has been forgotten. The many faces of carrie on stephen kings creepily comprehensive website okay, its not that creepy, we just feel the need to use the word creepy when talking about him, you can see different covers of carrie throughout the ages. A memoir of the craft and his introduction to carrie. Carrie, a seminal work and popular classic, was kings first published novel and the book that launched stephen kings career as the bestselling writer he is today. But shes also woman, feeling her powers for the first time and, like samson, pulling down the temple on everyone in sight at the end of the book. The story of a highschool misfit, carrie white, who gradually. Stephen kings carrie is only at first sight a novel that deals with a girl with a gift of telekinesis. Known best for his horror and suspense books, classics like carrie and the shining, the 70yearold author has been dubbed the king of horror.
White a misfit and bullied high school girl who uses her newly discovered telekinetic powers. It was his first published novel, released on april 5, 1974, with a first printrun of 30,000. Carrie is an american epistolary novel and author stephen kings first published novel, released on april 5th, 1974, with an approximate first print run of 30,000 copies. Stephen king is a new york timesbestselling novelist who made his name in the horror and fantasy genres with books like carrie, the shining and it. Not sure if anyone else felt the same way after reading carrie but i. On the 30th anniversary of the books publication, here are some facts about the original. Matt molgaard to be completely honest, i was never a huge fan of stephen kings breakout novel, carrie.
Five fun stephen king facts including phobias, pseudonyms, and mistaken identities 1. Since i was on a king kick i decided to give carrie a go. His novels include carrie, the shining and revival. Its interesting because the blurb clearly states carrie has this gift. All beginning when carrie white discovers a gift with telekinetic powers later established as a genetic fact, after she menstruates in. Set in the thenfuture year of 1979, it revolves around the eponymous carrietta n. Set primarily in the thenfuture year of 1979, it revolves around the eponymous carrie white, an unpopular friendless misfit and bullied highschool girl from an.
An exciting reissue of stephen kings debut novel about an outcast teenager with a frightening power which put him on the map and set him on his journey as a household name. What is amazing though is that unlike many of kings novels carrie got not just a theatrical release, but has had two remakes, a tv series, and even broadway musical adaption. Five fascinating facts about stephen king interesting. I mean, not casablanca, or anything, but a really good horror. Thats because the story of carrie, her extraordinary telekinetic powers, and her violent rampage of revenge introduced a fresh and distinctive new voice in american fiction stephen king. His books are guaranteed to have you turning the pages all night longbut be careful, because theyre also bound to give you a. Only about half the story is written in traditional narrative form. I decided to read stephen kings debut novel carrie which i had bought some time ago but hadnt had the time to read. How carrie changed stephen king s life, and began a generation of horror writers and readers recall the shock of reading the debut novel about a highschool outcast who discovers paranormal powers.
Stephen kings life is just as gripping as the fictional worlds he creates. Few stephen king adaptations have been more influential than carrie. Jerry smith paid the junkman a hundred dollars to chip off a piece of stone from the rocks that fell on carries house, so he could have it checked out at boston university. During the interview, colbert pointed to a stack of kings books. It is an epistolary novel which tells the story of the titular antiheroine, carrie. Stephen king, carrie signed first edition book club. She is allegedly the only daughter of margaret and ralph white, even though it hints that ralph may have had other children with different women. Today i can admit that i have no explanation for that, it seemed a mere misfire on some unidentified level. Known best for his horror and suspense books, classics like carrie. Many of his books have been adapted into movies, including it, carrie, the dark tower series, and the shining. Though a book club edition, appears on first sight to be identical to the original first printing with same wrapper and graphics etc. How stephen kings wife saved carrie and launched his career. When carrie was first released in 1974, a measly,000 copies were sold.
Stephen kings novel carrie, his first published book, appearing in 1975, propelled him into the public consciousness. Stephen king is the bestselling author of more than fifty books. Stephen kings legendary debut, about a teenage outcast and the revenge she enacts on her classmates. This study guide consists of approximately 29 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of carrie. This piece is taken from stephen kings book on writing. Kings main goal, we think, is to unsettle the reader. I was so in to the story that i finished the book within three days.
It tells the story of an abused girl who discovers her latent. The authors first book had a relatively simple premise. A man writing a young female character so well, making her so real and relatable to me when i was a young woman very. Carrie white may be picked on by her classmates, but she has a gift. Constant readers will agree with me, this was the birth of the shine the abilities that are so prevalent in kings novels. Stephen kings carrie i just finished reading kings books misery, and the shining. This book was interesting in that it presented facts on scientific phenomena. Carrie was the first stephen king novel accepted for publication. I have to say that carrie is a real pageturner which draws you in from the start and keeps you gripped throughout. Although carrie first captured americas attention with its shocking climax, it. Carrie is the novel that changed stephen kings life.
It was the first king book i ever read and it blew my mind. Overall, this book is probably one of the most important in stephen kings career, it has come so far and done so much. Kings first published novel, carrie, is also one of his most unusual efforts in its style. Carrie was the first novel stephen king ever published, but it almost never made it to the publisher. King was a struggling teacher when his wife tabitha pulled this gem out of the rubbish bin and sent it in to publishers. But to this day, carriehis 1976 adaptation of stephen kings first novelremains one of his most impressive achievements.
The author of carrie, the shining, the stand, the shawshank redemption. The outbursts of carries supernatural powers serve to intensify the horror of what she goes through every day, and the whole novel conveys an important message about the importance of dealing with all kinds of abuse. Stephen king threw away early drafts of the manuscript of his first novel, carrie. Stephen kings carrie and the consequences of bullying. A wonderful oversized hardback edition of stephen kings debut novel. How carrie changed stephen kings life, and began a.
But stephen kings honesty about what inspired his 1973 book notwithstanding, carrie is as much an articulation of a feminist nightmare as it is of a patriarchal one, with neither party coming out on top. King, carrie, and a religious revelation by ray garton. His wife retrieved it, encouraged him, and it was later published. Ive read a few others before and have loved them all.
With more than 60 books under his belt, stephen king is one of the most famous, successful, and prolific authors of our time. Stephen kings carrie was not the first horror novel i read, but it was the first horror novel that did more than frighten and disturb me, the first to reach a hand deep into my life, stir things up, and make me begin to look at things differently. First published in 1974, carrie was stephen kings first published novel. Free of former owner writing or bookplates in a fine jacket. Carrie by stephen king, first edition, signed abebooks. How carrie changed stephen kings life, and began a generation of horror. A modern classic, carrie introduced a distinctive new voice in american. Hed become discouraged while writing the story, and even. Both the book and film versions of carrie are great. Carrie has the energy and vision of an idiosyncratic early work that burned its way out of a. This dark tale introduces the reader to carrie white, a social outcast in her highschool, menaced by bullies while at school, and her religious nut of a mother at home. The story of misunderstood high school girl carrie white, her extraordinary telekinetic powers, and her violent rampage of revenge, remains one of the most barrierbreaking and shocking novels of all time. The 10 worst stephen king adaptations according to. Kings fiction has repeatedly centred on the loner, the figure who is bullied.
The rise of second wave feminism in the 70s posed serious threats to the patriarchal orderas well it should have. King was such a newcomer at the time of carrie s release his first name was actually misspelled in the movies trailer it was written as steven, not stephen 5. Celebrate the 40th anniversary with these needtoknow facts. Having also published work under the pseudonym richard bachman, kings first horror novel, carrie, was a huge success.
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