Carrie
Novel
By: Stephen King
Date: 1974
Source: King, Stephen. Carrie: A Novel of a Girl with a Frightening Power. New York: Doubleday, 1974.
About the Author: Stephen King (1947–) was born in Portland, Maine. At the age of twelve he and his brother bought a mimeograph machine and published a small newspaper for which they charged five cents per copy. King earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1970 from the University of Maine at Orono. Before becoming a well-known author, King worked at a laundry service and as a gas station attendant, and taught high school. He has also written several novels under the pseudonym "Richard Bachman."
Introduction
Stephen King does not remember a time when he did not write. Prior to publishing his first novel, Carrie, King had published seven short horror stories. He also had four novels rejected. He was close to giving...
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