Stephen King Highway
“Carrie”
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”Carrie” is author Stephen King's
first published novel, released in 1974. It revolves around the
eponymous Carrie, a shy high-school girl, who uses her newly
discovered telekinetic powers to exact revenge on those who tease
her. King has commented that he finds the work to be "raw" and
"with a surprising power to hurt and horrify." It is one of the
most frequently banned books in United States schools. Much of the
book is written in an epistolary structure, through newspaper
clippings, magazine articles, letters, and excerpts from books.
”Carrie” was written while he was
living in a trailer in Hermon, Maine, on a portable typewriter (on
which he also wrote Misery) that belonged to his wife Tabitha. It
began as a short story intended for Cavalier magazine, but King
tossed the first three pages of his work in the garbage. His wife
fished the pages out of the garbage and encouraged him to finish
the story; he followed her advice and expanded it into a novel.
The book is dedicated to King's wife Tabitha: "This is for
Tabby, who got me into it – and then bailed me out of
it."
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A = The publication date for
”Carrie” was April (A),
1974.
B = In 198(B), the Broadway musical
”Carrie” starring Betty Buckley, Linzi
Hateley, and Darlene Love closed after only five performances and
16 previews, leading to it being viewed as one of the biggest
Broadway flops of all time.
C = The ISBN Number for
”Carrie” is
97(C)-0385086950.
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D = ”Carrie” was actually King's
(D)th novel but the first to be published.
E = At the time of publication, King was working as a teacher at
Hampden Academy and barely making ends meet. To cut down on
expenses, King had the phone company remove the telephone from his
house. As a result, when King received word that the book was
chosen for publication, his phone was out of service. Doubleday
editor William Thompson, sent a telegram to King's house which
read: "Carrie Officially A Doubleday Book. $2,(E)00 Advance
Against Royalties. Congrats, Kid - The Future Lies Ahead,
Bill."
F = The first adaptation of ”Carrie”
was a feature film, released in 197(F). Screenwritten by
Lawrence D. Cohen and directed by Brian De Palma, the film starred
Sissy Spacek as Carrie.
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