New York. Viking 1987. First Edition. First Printing. A wonderful collectible, signed and inscribed by Stephen King in classic style "from your #1 fan". Boldly signed and inscribed by King directly onto the title page:
Best wishes from your #1 fan -
Stephen King "
Contains all the First Edition , First Printing issue points:
- "First published in 1987..." on the copyright page with no mention of later printing.
- $18.95 on dust jacket flap
- Dust jacket code 06182587
- ISBN # 0-670-81364-8
From Publishers Weekly
King's new novel, about a writer held hostage by his self-proclaimed "number-one fan," is unadulteratedly terrifying. Paul Sheldon, a writer of historical romances, is in a car accident; rescued by nurse Annie Wilkes, he slowly realizes that salvation can be worse than death. Sheldon has killed off Misery Chastain, the popular protagonist of his Misery series and Annie, who has a murderous past, wants her back.
Keeping the paralyzed Sheldon prisoner, she forces him to revive the character in a continuation of the series, and she reads each page as it comes out of the typewriter; there is a joyously Dickensian novel within a novel here, and it appears in faded typescript. Studded among the frightening moments are sparkling reflections on the writer and his audience, on the difficulties, joys and responsibilities of being a storyteller, on the nature of the muse, on the differences between "serious" and "popular" writing. Sheldon is a revealingly autobiographical figure; Annie is not merely a monster but is subtly and often touchingly portrayed, allowing hostage and keeper a believable, if twisted, relationship.
The best parts of this novel demand that we take King seriously as a writer with a deeply felt understanding of human psychology. One million first printing.
More about Misery
After an automobile accident, novelist Paul Sheldon meets his biggest fan. Annie Wilkes is his nurse-and captor. Now, she wants Paul to write his greatest work-just for her. She has a lot of ways to spur him on. One is a needle. Another is an ax. And if they don't work, she can get really nasty...
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Edition:
- Viking 1987
- Binding:
- dj/HC
- Illustrator:
- Signed First Edition, First Printing
- Dimensions:
- Fine/Fine
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