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Barcode30293102353799
StatusIn Processing
LocationClark County
Call No813.54 Bick
TitleMonsters in the archives : my year of fear with Stephen King / Caroline Bicks.
AuthorBicks, Caroline, 1966- author.
CollectionNF
Total Circ0
NumReserves1
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LocationBarcodeCall NoCreated OnIssue NameCirc StatusTemp Loc
Clark County30293102353799813.54 Bick4/27/2026 In Processing 

Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9780593736739 (ebook)
International Standard Book Number 9780593736722 (hardcover)
International Standard Book Number 0593736729 (hardcover)
Personal Name Bicks, Caroline, 1966- author.
Title Statement Monsters in the archives : my year of fear with Stephen King / Caroline Bicks.
Edition Statement First edition.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice London ; New York : Hogarth, 2026.
Physical Description x, 285 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Bibliography, Etc. Note Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note Introduction: No place like home -- Pet Sematary -- The Shining -- Night Shift -- 'Salem's Lot -- Carrie -- Epilogue: Home again.
Summary, Etc. "After Caroline Bicks was named the University of Maine's Stephen E. King Chair in Literature, she became the first person given full access to King's archives, a treasure trove of material about the legendary writer's creative process and life, most of it never seen before. Her year of studying the archival materials was guided by one question millions of readers have asked themselves: What makes Stephen King Stephen King? Bicks focuses on five of King's early iconic books -- The Shining, Carrie, Pet Sematary, 'Salem's Lot, and Night Shift -- to reveal how he manipulates character, language, and story to cast his remarkable, creepy spells. Through close reading of early drafts, interviews with King, and freshly discovered biographical details, as well as her own personal history as a reader and scholar, Bicks shows King's mastery of storytelling and his enduring imprint on American culture. In the process, Bicks faces her own fears and gets to know the man partially responsible for them"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject-Personal Name King, Stephen, 1947- Criticism and interpretation.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Authors.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Horror tales, American History and criticism.
Index Term-Genre/Form Literary criticism.

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