If you like the dark
de Stephen King
Synopsis:
From legendary storyteller and master of short fiction, Stephen King, comes an extraordinary new collection of twelve short stories, many of which have never been published before, and some of the best of his career. “You like it darker? Fine, so do I,” writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darkest part of life, both metaphorically and literally. King has been a master of the genre for half a century, and these stories about destiny, mortality, luck, and the folds in reality where anything can happen are as rich and captivating as his novels, both in thematic weight and in enormous pleasure in reading. King writes to feel “the exaltation of leaving ordinary everyday life behind,” and in ‘If You Like the Dark,’ readers will feel that exaltation again and again. “Two Talented Bastids” explores the long-hidden secret of how the eponymous knights gained their abilities. In “Danny Coughlin’s Bad Dream,” a brief, unprecedented psychic vision upends dozens of lives, especially Danny’s. In “Jingles,” a sequel to Cujo, a grieving widower travels to Florida in search of respite and instead receives an unexpected inheritance, with important strings attached. In “The Dreamers,” a taciturn Vietnam veteran answers a job ad and discovers that there are some corners of the universe best left unexplored. “The Answer Man” asks whether prescience is good luck or bad luck and reminds us that a life marked by unbearable tragedy can still have meaning. King’s ability to surprise, amaze, and give us both terror and comfort remains unsurpassed. Each of these stories has its own emotions, joys and mysteries; each one feels iconic. Do you like it darker? You got it.
Author biography:
Stephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them international best sellers. His most recent titles are Holly, Fairy Tale, Billy Summers, After, The Blood Rules, The Institute, Elevation, The Visitor (whose audiovisual adaptation premiered on HBO in January 2020), Gwendy’s Button Box (with Richard Chizmar ), Sleeping Beauties (with her son Owen King), The Bazaar of Bad Dreams, the Bill Hodges trilogy (Mr. Mercedes, Who Loses Pays and End of Watch), Revival and Doctor Sleep. The novel 11/22/63 (turned into a television series on Hulu) was chosen by The New York Times Book Review as one of the ten best novels of 2011 and by the Los Angeles Times as the best mystery novel of the year. The books in the Dark Tower and It series have been adapted to film, as have many of their classics, from Misery to The Shining, including Carrie, Gerald’s Game and The Dead Zone.
In recognition of his professional trajectory, he has been awarded the PEN American Literary Service Award in 2018, the National Medal of Arts in 2014 and the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters in 2003.
He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife Tabitha King, also a novelist.
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