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Richard Bachman is a pen name (as well as a fictional character) of American horror fiction author Stephen King, adopted in 1977 for the novel Rage. King hid the link between himself and Bachman, until allowing for his identification in 1985. He collected the first four Bachman novels into The Bachman Books.
Jul 22, 2020 · Thinner was the last Richard Bachman book published before King was outed as the man behind the pseudonym. Amusingly, sales skyrocketed once the secret was revealed, which probably annoyed King. The story focuses on Billy Halleck, a lawyer who accidentally hits and kills a gypsy woman with his car, then uses his connections to escape the deserved consequences.
The Bachman Books is a collection of short novels by Stephen King published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman between 1977 and 1982. It made The New York Times Best Seller list upon its release in 1985. [1] History
Rate this book. Clear rating. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. Der Fluch / Menschenjagd / Sprengstoff. Drei Romane in einem Band. by. Richard Bachman (Pseudonym), Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 32 ratings.
The Running Man is the last of four books written by King that were published between 1977 and 1982 under the name Richard Bachman, which were reissued in one volume as The Bachman Books (1985). The others are Rage (1977), The Long Walk (1979), and Roadwork (1981). [1] King created "Richard Bachman" to be his long-term alias, not just a temporary writing identity, [2] but the author's real ...
Jan 1, 2001 · There is an extensive history included at the beginning of The Bachman Books, a kind of preamble. Richard Bachman died suddenly in 1985, when the Bangor Daily News published that King was Bachman, of "cancer of the pseudonym." All four books will be individually reviewed , spoiler free, below as I finish them.
The Bachman book Thinner (1984) sold 28,000 copies during its initial run—and then ten times as many when it was revealed that Bachman was, in fact, King. The pseudonym King originally selected (Gus Pillsbury) is King's maternal grandfather's name, but at the last moment King changed it to Richard Bachman.
Oct 4, 1985 · The Bachman book Thinner (1984) sold 28,000 copies during its initial run—and then ten times as many when it was revealed that Bachman was, in fact, King. The pseudonym King originally selected (Gus Pillsbury) is King's maternal grandfather's name, but at the last moment King changed it to Richard Bachman.
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Richard Bachman (Pseudonym), Stephen King. 3.77. 213,267 ratings4,116 reviews. After an old gypsy woman is killed by his car, lawyer Billy Halleck is stricken with a flesh-wasting malady and must undertake a nightmarish journey to confront the forces of death. Movie tie-in. Book available. Genres Horror Fiction Thriller Fantasy Supernatural ...
The Regulators is a novel by American author Stephen King, writing under the pseudonym Richard Bachman.It was published in 1996 at the same time as its "mirror" novel, Desperation.The two novels represent parallel universes relative to one another, and most of the characters present in one novel's world also exist in the other novel's reality, albeit in different circumstances.
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