UID:
kobvindex_ZLB34022464
ISBN:
9781501141386
Series Statement:
The Dark Tower
Content:
" Soon to be a major motion picture starring Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba“,n impressive work of mythic magnitude that may turn out to be Stephen King’, greatest literary achievement”,( The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ), The Gunslinger is the first volume in the epic Dark Tower Series. A #1 national bestseller, The Gunslinger introduces readers to one of Stephen King’, most powerful creations, Roland of Gilead: The Last Gunslinger. He is a haunting figure, a loner on a spellbinding journey into good and evil. In his desolate world, which mirrors our own in frightening ways, Roland tracks The Man in Black, encounters an enticing woman named Alice, and begins a friendship with the boy from New York named Jake. Inspired in part by the Robert Browning narrative poem, “,hilde Roland to the Dark Tower Came,”, The Gunslinger is “, compelling whirlpool of a story that draws one irretrievable to its center”,( Milwaukee Sentinel ). It is “,rilliant and fresh…,nd will leave you panting for more”,( Booklist )."
Content:
Rezension(1): "Stephen King is the author of more than ,ifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. ,is recent work includes ,i〉Sleeping Beauties ,co-written with his son Owen King), ,i〉End of Watch , the short story collection ,i〉The Bazaar of Bad Dreams , ,i〉Finders ,eepers , ,i〉Mr. Mercedes ,an Edgar Award winner ,or Best Novel and now an AT&, Audience Network original television series), ,i〉Doctor Sleep , and ,i〉Under ,he Dome . His novel ,i〉11/22/63 &mdash, recent Hulu original television series event&mdash,as named a ,op ten book of 2011 by ,i〉The ,ew York Times ,ook Review ,nd won the ,os Angeles Times ,ook Prize for Mystery/Thriller as well as the ,est Hardcover Book Award from the International ,hriller Writers. His epic works ,i〉The Dark Tower ,nd ,i〉It ,re the basis for ,ajor motion pictures. He is the recipient ,f the 2014 National Medal of Arts and the ,003 National Book Foundation Medal for ,istinguished Contribution to American Letters. ,e lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, ,ovelist Tabitha King." Rezension(2): "〈a href=https://www.dogobooks.com/gunslinger/book-review/0727817930 target=_blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/dogobooks_logo.jpg alt=DOGO Books border=0 /〉〈/a〉:icefirewolf - this book is the first book of a awesome series that Stephen king wrote it is about a person named Roland. Roland has a quest to get to a place called the dark tower. he meets new friends and has many obstacles to face on his way to the dark tower."
Language:
English
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