Carrie by Stephen King (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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This engaging summary presents an analysis of Carrie by Stephen King, a cult horror novel about a young girl who is bullied and isolated by her peers, while also being psychologically abused and neglected by her mother. However, Carrie also has a secret: she has powerful telekinetic powers, and when her tormentors take one of their pranks too far, she uses it to unleash a storm of revenge against them – and the entire town. Stephen King is often referred to as the ‘King of Horror’ thanks to the popularity of his novels and their influence on the genre as a whole, although his work also spans a range of other genres.
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AMERICAN AUTHOR
Born in Portland, Maine in 1947.
Notable works:
The Shining (1977), novel
IT (1986), novel
Misery (1987), novel
Stephen King is an American author best known for his horror novels. Born in Portland, Maine in 1947, King was raised by his mother after the separation of his parents. From there, King spent his childhood between Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Stratford, Connecticut. In 1970, King graduated from the University of Maine with a B.A. in English, and married Tabitha Spruce the year after. It was over the next few years that King’s novel writing became recognised. Having published many short stories since 1967, King moved forward and sent his first full-length novel, Carrie, to a publication agency by the name of Doubleday & Co., which accepted the novel in 1973. This allowed King to leave his teaching career and write full-time. King continued with his writing career, writing The Shining (1977), The Stand (1978), and The Dead Zone (1979), along with many other novels.
EPISTOLARY HORROR NOVEL
Genre: novel
Reference edition: King, S. (1974) Carrie. New York: Doubleday.
1stedition: 1974
Themes: longing for love, revenge, sin, women and femininity, violence, supernatural
Carrie tells the story of Carrietta N. White, a