Thinner is a novel by american author stephen king, published in 1984 by nal under kings pseudonym richard bachman. Also use to read his comics and novel in a very interesting way. Yes, we are talking about the one and only stephen king. The bachman novels were all pretty grim, but i think that thinner, together with the long walk, are the most thoughtprovoking and interesting. Chapter one thinner, the old gypsy man with the rotting nose whispers to william halleck as halleck and his wife, heidi, come out of the courthouse. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. The first edition of the novel was published in november 19th 1984, and was written by richard bachman. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies and comic books. A bedroom in the wee hours of the morning stephen king. Now a major motion picture starring matthew mcconaughey and idris elba creating true narrative magic the washington post at every revelatory turn, stephen king surpasses all expectation in the stunning final volume of his sevenpart epic masterwork. The main characters of this horror, fiction story are.
More than anything else it is a psychological study, exploring the lengths that a mans mind can go to alter what happens to his body. First published under the name of his alter ego, richard bachman, thinner is one of stephen king s best books. The writer stephen king is a most famous english writer of the modern age. However, the gypsys father places a curse on halleck, which causes him to lose weight. September 21, 1947 is the bestselling american author of 50 horror, suspsense, and science fictionfantasy novels. Stephen king the unputdownable novel of one mans quest to find the source of his nightmare and to reverse it before he becomes. Miriam margoyles, perhaps bestknown as the dog fly in the film babe and the nurse in romeo. Thinner isbn 97815011462 pdf epub stephen king ebook. Dec 20, 2012 buy thinner by bachman, richard, king, stephen isbn. Curse of the old gypsy man billy halleck, good husband, loving father, is both beneficiary and victim of the american good life.
Heres some background on the mainebased writer and a bibliography, featuring details about some of his most notable works. Stephen king is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. Nov 19, 1984 thinner is my first richard bachman novel but from what ive heard thinner is the most like a stephen king novel. Stephen king is good at writing lengthy novels that dont really scare, but make you think hey, that was pretty damn cool. Stephen king thinner audiobook stephen king audiobooks. After his father left them when stephen was two, he and his older brother, david, were raised by his mother. Billy halleck commits vehicular manslaughter when his lack of attention results in the death of. Nov 08, 1984 stephen edwin king was born the second son of donald and nellie ruth pillsbury king. King has won numerous awards throughout his career, including. Apologies if this is derailing the conversation a little but im desperately looking for stephen king s dark tower series in nondrmd epub. Whenever it comes to the horror and the fiction books.
His recent work includes the institute, elevation, the outsider, sleeping beauties cowritten with his son owen king, and the bill hodges trilogy, end of watch, finders keepers, and mr. As the bachman writing persona affected the stephen king writing persona in previous works, with thinner, the king writing persona seems to affect that of richard bachman since typical king elements cross over here. The story centers on lawyer billy halleck, who kills a crossing gypsy in a road accident and escapes legal punishment because of his connections. The first edition of the novel was published in september 1986, and was written by stephen king. Billy feels the touch of a withered hand on his cheek. Thinner the old gypsy man barely whispers the word. The main characters of this horror, fiction story are dick halloran, pennywise the dancing clown.
Halleck begins to lose weight uncontrollably and must pursue the band of gypsies who are responsible for his dwindling condition. Nov 05, 2014 stephen king poses during a portrait session on november 16th, 20 in paris, france. What you are about to hear is an adaptation of the stage play, which premiered in londons west end. His recent work includes the institute, elevation, the outsider, sleeping beauties cowritten with his son owen king, and the bill hodges trilogy. The fact is that of all the books stephen king has written, this is the one with the scariest ending. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Epub the stand by stephen king download the stand stephen. Before this stage, king had done a good job playing with notions of unlikeable protagonists carrie. The extraordinary booklist novel of a cursed mans quest to find the source of his nightmare and to reverse it before he becomesnothing at all. Ulf andersengetty in our recent interview with stephen king, we asked the author to name the best book he.
Billy halleck has a great life until he accidentally hits an old gypsy women as she crosses a street in their quiet little town. See more ideas about stephen king books, king book and books. Digital book index digital book index provides links to more than 165,000 fulltext digital books from more than 1800 commercial and noncommercial. A novel by stephen king pdfmobi, epub fast delivery the outsider. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 320 pages and is available in mass market paperback format. Thinner is the story of a man who, whilst driving and receiving a hand job from his wife, accidentally runs over a gypsy. He has also received the national medal of honor and national book foundation medal as a result of his writing prowess.
See more ideas about stephen king house, steven king and stephen king books. Jan 31, 20 thinner, released in 1984, is the only bachman book besides the regulators that didnt start out with the name stephen king on the manuscript. It reappears in many of his books, including bag of bones, hearts in atlantis, and 112263. Parts of his childhood were spent in fort wayne, indiana, where his fathers family was at the time, and in stratford, connecticut.
The extraordinary booklist novel of a cursed mans quest to find the source of his nightmare and to reverse it befor. Thinner the last time richard bachman and stephen king were thought to be different writers, and king s signature is becoming ever clearer in its story james smythe. The unputdownable novel of one mans quest to find the source of his nightmare and to reverse it before he becomesnothing at all. Publication date 1985 topics horror stories, horror tales. Stephen king thinner chapter one 246 thinner, the old gypsy man with the rotting nose whispers to william halleck as. Thinner is proof, if any is needed, that he will go down in history as one of the greatest imaginists of the 20th century. Thinner 1996 read online free book by stephen king in epub,txt. Thinner, stephen king thinner is a 1984 novel by stephen king, published under his pseudonym richard bachman. One author is known as the greatest and the best among all the writers. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. Jan 01, 2016 listen to thinner audiobook by stephen king.
It was the last novel king released under the richard bachman pseudonym. Free ebooks welcome to the ebook store launched in partnership with s unique honor payment system based on the success of stephen kings ebook experiments. He then gets away with it, thanks to his connection and vague friendship with the judge, and also the fact the woman was a gypsy, meaning she was nobody important to the townsfolk. Stephen king is one of the most prolific authors alive, known for writing horror, fantasy, and psychological thrillers.
Thinner by king stephen 0340952261 the fast for sale. Billy halleck is an overweight, highpowered lawyer in a. Many refer to stephen king as the master of horror and fantasy stories, because of his reputation as the author of more than 50 bestselling horror books worldwide. Viking press, 1983 stephen king s tale of a possessed 1958 plymouth fury. Thinner is an american novel by stephen king, published in 1984 by nal under king s pseudonym richard bachman. The film is based on stephen king s 1984 novel of the same name and stars robert john burke, joe mantegna, lucinda jenney, michael constantine, kari wuhrer, and bethany joy lenz. Pdf it book by stephen king free download 1090 pages. May 18, 2011 opinionsofawolf leave a comment go to comments. Thinner by stephen king, richard bachman 9780451230638. It ebook by stephen king 9781501141232 rakuten kobo. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The whsmith link above is the first epub version of them ive seen added bonus that theyre the british ones too. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 1090 pages and is available in paperback format.
Stephen king epub books lot 103 digital books ebay. Margitan did not want to be your pal, your psychologist, or. The initial hardcover release of thinner included a. But he is also fifty pounds overweight and, as his doctor keeps reminding him, heading into heart attack country. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Id assert that louis creed s egocentric actions place him on the wrong side of nice guy, however halleck takes things a step farther. An obese attorney is cursed by a gypsy to rapidly and uncontrollably lose weight. Also, thinner is the sole bachman novel that can be classified as horror, though it is much more than that.
With robert john burke, joe mantegna, lucinda jenney, bethany joy lenz. King has published 63 novels, including seven under. The shining by stephen king it by stephen king salems lot by stephen king dracula. Billy halleck, an arrogant and morbidly obese lawyer in connecticut, has recently fought an agonizing court case in which he was charged with vehicular manslaughter. This fiction, horror, suspense and fantasyfilled story named thinner is not just a simple liquid thinner rather its named after the curse thinner given to a lawyer by the victims father that will keep on thinning the flesh on the body of the. Tony woolstencroft its stephen king that makes it a must read. Obviously richard bachman is stephen king but ive heard the bachman novels have a different feel to them. Thinner ebook by stephen king 97815011462 rakuten kobo. Read thinner by stephen king available from rakuten kobo.
Home thinner stephen king richard bachman 9781444723557. Stephen king in this case, richard bachman is brilliant. Stephen king is capable of giving you a chilling and thrilling story even under a simple yet very meaningful title. Consequently, i didnt go into this buddy read with the purveyors of the. Part two by stephen king, the little sisters of eluria by stephen king, road rage by richard matheson, 192. Thinner is a 1984 novel by stephen king, published under his pseudonym richard bachman. A novel by stephen king pdfmobi, epub fast delivery. Free download or read online thinner pdf epub book.
After his trial, a gypsy curses him with a single word, thinner. Thinner is a 1984 horror novel by stephen king, published under his pseudonym, richard bachman. The dark tower 5 the wolves of the calla by stephen king the dark tower 6 song of susannah by stephen king the dark tower 7 the dark tower by stephen king the dead zone by stephen king the eyes of the dragon by stephen king the girl who loved tom gordon by stephen king the green mile by stephen king the jaunt by stephen king the last rung. Thinner, though, with its expected ticking timeline and darker. Though a judge finds him blameless, billy soon finds himself under the. First broadcast on the bbc world service, september 2004. I think reality is thin, you know, thin as lake ice after a thaw, and we fill our lives. The following is a complete list of books published by stephen king, an american author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy.
It was the last novel king released under the richard bachman pseudonym until the release of the regulators in 1996, and the last released prior to bachman being outed as being stephen king s pseudonym. Thinner by stephen king and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Thinner by stephen king overdrive rakuten overdrive. Pdf thinner book by richard bachman free download 320. Stephen king books list of books by author stephen king. Just that one word, sent on the wafting, cloying sweetness of his breath. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading ur. A list of stephen king s novels, organized alphabetically. Billy halleck, good husband, loving father, is both beneficiary and victim of the american good life. Readers of stephen king know that derry, maine, is a place with a deep, dark hold on the author. Stephen king books download free books online 8freebooks.
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