# The Life of Chuck - Hardcover

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by **Stephen King** (Author)

**Stephen King's "The Life of Chuck"** **is a "phenomenal" (_USA TODAY_) tale of life and legacy--now a feature film directed by Mike Flanagan and starring Tom Hiddleston, Mark Hamill, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Karen Gillan--available for the first time in a beautiful stand-alone** **edition with a new introduction by Stephen King and a design surprise****.**

Originally featured in the acclaimed story collection _If It Bleeds_, _this_ unforgettable, mind-bending tale unfolds in reverse, taking readers through the extraordinary life of Charles "Chuck" Krantz.

In a crumbling world plagued by natural disasters, collapsing infrastructure, and mass panic, bizarre billboards and advertisements appear throughout town: "Charles Krantz. Thirty-nine great years. Thanks, Chuck!" Marty Anderson, a schoolteacher, becomes obsessed with these messages as the world, inexplicably linked to Chuck's life, seems to be approaching its end.

Told in three acts, presented in reverse order, _The Life of Chuck_ explores one man's past. We see him in middle age on a business trip in Boston as he is seduced by a busker into spinning a gorgeous sidewalk dance. And we see him as a child, in a house haunted by a terrible secret, learning to dance with his grandmother. In these pages King reminds us that life's quotidian pleasures are even more glorious because they are fleeting: the outrageous good fortune of a beautiful blue day after a string of gray ones; the delight of dancing when every move feels perfect; a serendipitous meeting. King's ability to describe pure joy rivals his ability to terrify us.

Now a major motion picture and winner of the Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award, _The Life of Chuck_ is a glorious story about community and about humanity at its best, a celebration of joy, mystery, existential wonder, and the multitudes contained in all of us.

### Author Biography

Stephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes _Never Flinch_, the short story collection _You Like It Darker (_a _New York Times Book Review_ top ten horror book of 2024), _Holly_ (a _New York Times_ Notable Book of 2023), _Fairy Tale_, _Billy Summers_, _If It Bleeds_, _The Institute_, _Elevation_, _The Outsider_, _Sleeping Beauties_ (cowritten with his son Owen King), and the Bill Hodges trilogy: _End of Watch_, _Finders Keepers_, and _Mr. Mercedes_ (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel and a television series streaming on Peacock). His novel _11/22/63_ was named a top ten book of 2011 by _The New York Times Book Review_ and won the _Los Angeles Times_ Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller. His epic works _The Dark Tower_, _It_, _Pet Sematary_, _Doctor Sleep_, and _Firestarter_ are the basis for major motion pictures, with _It_ now the highest-grossing horror film of all time. He is the recipient of the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.

**Number of Pages:** 128

**Dimensions:** 0.8 x 7.1 x 5.2 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** June 10, 2025

## Details

- **Price:** 27.0 GBP
- **Vendor:** BooksCloud
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books, Fiction, Literary, Price Written on Book, Supernatural, Suspense, Thrillers

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