Misery

Misery

Misery is a psychological thriller novel by Stephen King. The novel was nominated for the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 1988, and was later made into a Hollywood film and an off-Broadway play of the same name. Paul Sheldon, the author of a best-selling series of Victorian-era romance novels surrounding the heroine character Misery Chastain, has just finished the manuscript of his new crime novel, Fast Cars, while staying at the Silver Creek Lodge in western Colorado; since 1974, he has completed the first draft of every one of his novels in the same hotel room. With his latest...
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Author:Stephen King
Genre:Horror, Fiction, Children's literature, Speculative fiction
Year published:1987
Number of editions:22

Author of Misery

Stephen King
Stephen King
Age:64
Birthplace:Portland, Maine
Education:University of Maine, Lisbon High School

Richard Bachman is a pen name used by horror fiction author Stephen King. At the beginning of Stephen King's career, the general view among publishers was such that an author was limited to a book every year, since publishing more would not be acceptable to the public. King therefore wanted to...
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Additional works by Stephen King
BookCopyright DateGenre
The Talisman 1984 Horror
Bag of Bones 1998 Horror
Carrie 1974 Horror
Christine 1983 Horror
Cujo 1981 Horror
The Dark Half 1989 Horror
Dreamcatcher 2001 Horror
The Eyes of the Dragon 1985 Fantasy
From a Buick 8 2002 Horror
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon: A Novel 1999 Fiction
Hearts in Atlantis 1998 Horror
Insomnia 1994 Horror
Lisey's Story October 24, 2006 Fantasy
Needful Things 1991 Horror
The Plant
’Salem's Lot 1975 Horror
The Stand November 1978 Horror
The Waste Lands 1991 Horror
Thinner 1984 Horror
Wolves of the Calla 2003 Horror
The Tommyknockers 1987 Horror
The Drawing of the Three 1987 Horror
Song of Susannah June 2004 Horror
Wizard and Glass 1997 Horror
Cell January 24, 2006 Horror
The Shining 1977 Horror
Black House 2001 Horror
The Colorado Kid October 4, 2005 Crime Fiction
The Bachman Books October 1, 1985 Horror
Firestarter 1980 Thriller
Gerald's Game 1992 Horror
It 1986 Horror
The Dark Tower September 2004 Horror
The Gunslinger 1982 Horror
Pet Sematary 1983 Horror
Four Past Midnight 1989 Horror
The Green Mile 1996 Horror
Different Seasons 1982 Horror
Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales 2001 Horror
Skeleton Crew 1985 Horror
Six Stories 1997 Horror
Dark Visions August 7, 2008 Horror
Roadwork 1981 Novel
Nightmares & Dreamscapes 1992 Horror
Blood and Smoke November 22, 1999 Horror
The Regulators 1996 Horror
Night Shift 1978 Horror
Robert Bloch's Psychos Horror
The Secretary of Dreams Horror
Cycle of the Werewolf 1983 Horror
The Dead Zone Horror
Duma Key January 22, 2008 Fiction
Rose Madder 1995 Speculative fiction
Dolores Claiborne 1992 Horror
The Body Novella
The Monkey
The Mist Novella
That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is in French
Riding the Bullet
My Pretty Pony
The Gingerbread Girl Fiction
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft 2000 Autobiography
Danse Macabre 1981 Horror
Secret Windows 2000 Horror
Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season Sports
Nightmares in the Sky October 7, 1988 Non-fiction
Unnatural Acts of Intercourse Horror
Under the Dome Horror
Rage 1977 Horror
The Long Walk 1979 Horror
The Running Man 1982 Dystopia
Blaze 2007 Horror
Just After Sunset November 11, 2008 Speculative fiction
Wastelands Science Fiction
The Stephen King Collection May 2, 2000 Speculative fiction
La tour sombre 3 - terres perdues April 25, 2002 Speculative fiction
Nouvelles January 1, 1999 Speculative fiction
Le singe suivi de le chenal April 25, 2001 Speculative fiction
Feast of Fear: Conversations With Stephen King 1993
Creepshow 1982 Speculative fiction
Coffey's Hands 1996 Speculative fiction
The Bad Death of Eduard Delacroix June 27, 1996 Speculative fiction
British meal
Pasillo de La Muerte, El - La Hora Final de
Economic Rationalism
Juego de Gerald, El
Blut Im Morgengrauen
Charlie
Conrazones En LA Atlantida
It - Eso
El pasillo de la muerte
Test
Jessie
La Larga Marcha
Nouvelles
Eljego De Gerald
OP Tommyknockers
LA Tormenta Del Siglo/Storm of the Century
A Volte Ritornano
Coffey yesil yolda
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Characters in Misery

Growler
Growler

Growler is a fictional character from Misery.

Hezekiah
Hezekiah

Hezekiah is a fictional character from Misery.

Film adaptations of Misery

Misery
Misery
Release date:November 30, 1990
Directed by:Rob Reiner
Rated:R (USA)
Runtime:107 minutes

Misery is a 1990 American psychological thriller film based on Stephen King's 1987 novel of the same name and starring James Caan, Kathy Bates, Lauren Bacall, Richard Farnsworth, and Frances Sternhagen. Directed by Rob Reiner, the film received critical acclaim for Kathy Bates' performance as the...
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Literary Genres

Horror
Horror

Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a genre of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of...
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Fiction
Fiction

Fiction is the form of any narrative or informative work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but...
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Children's literature
Children's literature

Children's literature as such probably started in the 17th century; it is generally believed that before then books were written mainly for adults....
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Speculative fiction
Speculative fiction

Speculative fiction is an umbrella term encompassing the more fantastical fiction genres, specifically science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural...
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    The work, "Misery" is of which literary category?
  • A:
    "Misery" is of the category: Suspense fiction
  • Q:
    The book "Misery" is of which genre?
  • A:
    The book is categorized as: Horror fiction, Fiction, Children's literature and Speculative fiction.
  • Q:
    What year was the work "Misery" first published?
  • A:
    The book was initially published in June, 1987.
  • Q:
    How many pages is the book "Misery"?
  • A:
    The book is 310 pages.

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