The Life of Chuck

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Beschreibung

<p><b>Stephen King's 'The Life of Chuck' is a 'phenomenal' (<i>USA Today</i>) tale of life and legacy - and now a feature film directed by Mike Flanagan and starring Tom Hiddleston, Mark Hamill, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Karen Gillan out in the UK from August 2025. Available for the first time in a beautiful standalone edition in June.</b></p><p>Originally featured in the acclaimed story collection <i>If It Bleeds</i>, this unforgettable, mind-bending tale unfolds in reverse, taking readers through the extraordinary life of Charles 'Chuck' Krantz.</p><p>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.</p><p>Told in three acts, presented in reverse order, <i>The Life of Chuck </i>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.</p><p><b>Winner of the Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award, <i>The</i> <i>Life of Chuck</i> 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.</b></p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781399753425

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Buch

Maße

221 x 144 x 17 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2025

Verlag / Hersteller

Hodder And Stoughton Ltd.