Misery
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
Jeg er din største fan …
Paul Sheldon er bestsellerforfatter, og Annie Wilkes er langt mere end blot en passioneret læser; hun er Pauls sygeplejerske og våger over hans hårdt medtagne krop efter en bilulykke. Men hun er også rasende over at Paul har slået hendes yndlingsromanfigur ihjel i sin seneste bog. Annie bliver hans fangevogter og holder Paul indespærret i sit hus.
Annie vil tvinge Paul til at skrive en bog, der puster liv i Misery igen – kun til hende. Hun har masser af metoder til at anspore ham til at skrive. Den ene er en nål. Den anden en økse. Og hvis det ikke er nok, må hun gribe til skrappere midler.
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; $400,000 ad/promo; BOMC main selection.
