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Needful Things

Stephen King

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About this work

Needful Things is a 1991 horror novel by American author Stephen King. It is the first novel King wrote after his rehabilitation from drug and alcohol addiction. It was made into a film of the same name in 1993 which was directed by Fraser C. Heston. The story focuses on a shop that sells collectibles and antiques, managed by Leland Gaunt, a new arrival to the town of Castle Rock, Maine, the setting of many King stories. Gaunt often asks customers to perform a prank or mysterious deed in exchange for the item they are drawn to. As time goes by, the many deeds and pranks lead to increasing aggression among the townspeople, as well as chaos and death. A protagonist of the book is Alan Pangborn, previously seen in Stephen King's novel The Dark Half.

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Edition identifiers ISBN-10 287427058X · ISBN-13 9782874270581

Subjects

  • suspense
  • City and town life
  • Specialty stores
  • Good and evil
  • American Horror tales
  • Translations into Russian
  • Fiction
  • Horror
  • Horror fiction
  • Retail trade
  • Reading Level-Grade 11
  • Reading Level-Grade 10
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paperbackOct 10, 1991 · Paperview
Hardcover1993-09 · France Loisirs
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Extent
678 pages
Language
French
ISBN-10
2724274180
EAN-13
9782724274189
Hardcover1993-09 · France Loisirs
Cover of Bazaar
Extent
678 pages
Language
French
ISBN-10
2724274180
EAN-13
9782724274189
Paperback1992 · Albin Michel
Cover of Bazaar
Extent
678 pages
Language
French
ISBN-10
2226059474
EAN-13
9782226059475