Stephen King Accomplishments
The Master of Horror and Suspense, Stephen King
Even if a person has never read one of his books or watched one of his movies there is strong a likelihood that they have heard the name Stephen King. King was born on September 21, 1947 in Portland, Maine. At the age of two, King’s father abandoned his family, leaving them with a substantial amount of debt. After graduating from the University of Maine, King married Tabitha Spruce and obtained a teaching occupation in Hampden, Maine, in 1971. He taught English at Hampden until he released his first major book Carrie (1974) thus beginning the career of an amazing writer. (Frazier) The contributions to writing demonstrated by the career of Stephen King proves beyond a doubt that The Writer’s Hall …show more content…
It was written that Joyland, one of King’s newer additions, could be described as being written by an author who has great experience in his craft (Tushnet). King has also received many awards for his writings; one of which was presented to him from The National Book Foundation. Not only did this foundation grant King this award, but they also “... judged his writing to be securely rooted in the American tradition that glorifies spirit-of-place and the abiding power of narrative” (Frazier). Writings that King has produced have also made waves in the movie industry. Not only was Carrie (1974) his first major book, it was also his first book to be transformed into an award winning motion picture: “The motion pictures with King ties that are generally considered the best are Carrie (1976), The Dead Zone (1983), The Body spinoff Stand by Me (1986), The Shining (1980), and Misery (1990)” …show more content…
This can be seen in his book Misery in which one of the characters Annie Wilkes is actually a metaphor for King’s severe cocaine addiction. Amazingly King was able to take care of three kids and pump out best selling books while he was addicted. In addition King sought help and was able to get rid of the addiction by 1986. (Greene) Another argument against King came from people who claimed that he was a money hoarder because of the insane success of his books. This was even illustrated in a caricature of King where he was seen eating mouthful after mouthful of money. King’s response to these critics was “... if fiction was selling a lot of copies, it was bad… that’s elitist. I don’t buy it
Even if a person has never read one of his books or watched one of his movies there is strong a likelihood that they have heard the name Stephen King. King was born on September 21, 1947 in Portland, Maine. At the age of two, King’s father abandoned his family, leaving them with a substantial amount of debt. After graduating from the University of Maine, King married Tabitha Spruce and obtained a teaching occupation in Hampden, Maine, in 1971. He taught English at Hampden until he released his first major book Carrie (1974) thus beginning the career of an amazing writer. (Frazier) The contributions to writing demonstrated by the career of Stephen King proves beyond a doubt that The Writer’s Hall …show more content…
It was written that Joyland, one of King’s newer additions, could be described as being written by an author who has great experience in his craft (Tushnet). King has also received many awards for his writings; one of which was presented to him from The National Book Foundation. Not only did this foundation grant King this award, but they also “... judged his writing to be securely rooted in the American tradition that glorifies spirit-of-place and the abiding power of narrative” (Frazier). Writings that King has produced have also made waves in the movie industry. Not only was Carrie (1974) his first major book, it was also his first book to be transformed into an award winning motion picture: “The motion pictures with King ties that are generally considered the best are Carrie (1976), The Dead Zone (1983), The Body spinoff Stand by Me (1986), The Shining (1980), and Misery (1990)” …show more content…
This can be seen in his book Misery in which one of the characters Annie Wilkes is actually a metaphor for King’s severe cocaine addiction. Amazingly King was able to take care of three kids and pump out best selling books while he was addicted. In addition King sought help and was able to get rid of the addiction by 1986. (Greene) Another argument against King came from people who claimed that he was a money hoarder because of the insane success of his books. This was even illustrated in a caricature of King where he was seen eating mouthful after mouthful of money. King’s response to these critics was “... if fiction was selling a lot of copies, it was bad… that’s elitist. I don’t buy it