THE LIFE OF CHUCK
Stephen King's "The Life of Chuck" is a "phenomenal" USA TODAY tale of life and legacy-now a feature film directed by Mike Flanagan and starring Tom Hiddleston, Mark Hamill, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Karen Gillan-available for the first time in a beautiful stand-alone edition with a new introduction by Stephen King and a design surprise.
Originally featured in the acclaimed story collection If It Bleeds, this unforgettable, mind-bending tale unfolds in reverse, taking readers through the extraordinary life of Charles "Chuck" Krantz.
In a crumbling world plagued by natural disasters, collapsing infrastructure, and mass panic, bizarre billboards and advertisements appear throughout town: "Charles Krantz. Thirty-nine great years. Thanks, Chuck!" Marty Anderson, a schoolteacher, becomes obsessed with these messages as the world, inexplicably linked to Chuck's life, seems to be approaching its end.
Told in three acts, presented in reverse order, The Life of Chuck explores one man's past. We see him in middle age on a business trip in Boston as he is seduced by a busker into spinning a gorgeous sidewalk dance. And we see him as a child, in a house haunted by a terrible secret, learning to dance with his grandmother. In these pages King reminds us that life's quotidian pleasures are even more glorious because they are fleeting: the outrageous good fortune of a beautiful blue day after a string of gray ones; the delight of dancing when every move feels perfect; a serendipitous meeting. King's ability to describe pure joy rivals his ability to terrify us.
Now a major motion picture and winner of the Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award, The Life of Chuck is a glorious story about community and about humanity at its best, a celebration of joy, mystery, existential wonder, and the multitudes contained in all of us.
Edad recomendada: Adultos.
KING STEPHEN
Stephen King es autor de más de sesenta libros, todos ellos best sellers internacionales. Sus títulos más recientes son Si te gusta la oscuridad, Holly, Cuento de hadas, Billy Summers , Después, La sangre manda, El Instituto , Elevación, El visitante cuya adaptación audiovisual se estrenó en MAX en enero de 2020 , La caja de botones de Gwendy con Richard Chizmar , Bellas durmientes con su hijo Owen King , El bazar de los malos sueños y la trilogía Bill Hodges Mr. Mercedes, Quien pierde paga y Fin de guardia . La novela 22 11 63 convertida en serie de televisión en Hulu fue elegida por The New York Times Book Review como una de las diez mejores novelas de 2011 y por Los Angeles Times como la mejor novela de intriga del año. Los libros de la serie La Torre Oscura e It han sido adaptados al cine, junto con parte de sus clásicos, como Misery, El resplandor, Carrie, El juego de Gerald y La zona muerta.