EAN: 9781668208786

KING STEPHEN 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.

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