Name: The Body
ISBN: 9781982103538

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Dark Coming-of-Age

A compact, unsettling read with the emotional snap and lingering aftertaste King does well.

Come here for

Stephen King’s voice at novella scale
coming-of-age under a darker sky

Expect

tight suspense
familiar King unease

Book Details

Authors: Stephen King
Publisher: Scribner
Published: June 5, 2018
Format: Paperback
Theme: Media Tie-In · Suspense
Reading lane: Media Tie-In

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Publisher Categories

Media Tie-In
Suspense
Coming-of-Age

About This Book

#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King’s timeless novella “The Body”—originally published in his short story collection Different Seasons, and adapted into the film classic Stand by Me —is now available as a stand-alone publication. It’s 1960 in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine. Ray Brower, a boy from a nearby town, has disappeared, and twelve-year-old Gordie Lachance and his three friends set out on a quest to find his body along the railroad tracks. Duri...

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#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King’s timeless novella “The Body”—originally published in his short story collection Different Seasons, and adapted into the film classic Stand by Me —is now available as a stand-alone publication. It’s 1960 in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine. Ray Brower, a boy from a nearby town, has disappeared, and twelve-year-old Gordie Lachance and his three friends set out on a quest to find his body along the railroad tracks. During the course of their journey, Gordie, Chris Chambers, Teddy Duchamp, and Vern Tessio come to terms with death and the harsh truths of growing up in a small factory town that doesn’t offer much in the way of a future. A timeless exploration of the loneliness and isolation of young adulthood, Stephen King’s The Body is an iconic, unforgettable, coming-of-age story.