The story of misfit highschool girl, carrie white, who gradually discovers that she has telekinetic powers. Stephen king carrie read and download epub, pdf, fb2, mobi. Carrie ebook by stephen king 9780385528832 rakuten kobo. Carrie might make issues transfer by concentrating on them. All true first printing points are in place including p6 in the gutter on p199. Carrie by stephen king overdrive rakuten overdrive. A modern classic, carrie introduced a distinctive new voice in american fiction stephen king. The main characters of this fiction, fantasy story are carrie white, margaret white. Carrie knew she should not use the terrifying power she possessed. Though by the end of the novel, carrie has become an. Carrie is an american epistolary novel and author stephen kings first published novel, released on april 5th, 1974, with an approximate first print run of 30,000 copies. White a misfit and bullied high school girl who uses her newly discovered telekinetic powers.
Carrie white may be picked on by her classmates, but. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. Set primarily in the future year of 1979, it revolves around the eponymous carrie white, an unpopular friendless misfit and bullied highschool girl from an abusive religious household who uses her newly discovered. Carrie endures as one of stephen kings most riveting and disturbing novels. To be completely honest, i was never a huge fan of stephen kings breakout novel, carrie. Parents need to know that stephen kings carrie is a classic novel of the supernatural, about a troubled teen with telekinetic powers who takes revenge on those whove bullied her. Stephen king books download free books online 8freebooks. The book was published in multiple languages including english language, consists of 253 pages and is available in paperback format. M m miss d d des d get up, miss desjardin said dispassionately. Praise for stephen king and carrie a master storyteller.
The first edition of this novel was published in april 5th 1974, and was written by stephen king. But one night at her senior prom, carrie was scorned and humiliated just one time too many, and in a fit of uncontrollable fury she turned her clandestine game into a weapon of horror and destruction. To be invited to prom night by tommy ross is a dream come true for carrie the first step towards social acceptance by her high school colleagues. Carrie is an epistolary horror novel by american author stephen king. In carrie, a teenage girl is tormented and teased to the breaking point by her more. The story of misunderstood high school girl carrie white, her. Carrie ebook by stephen king 9781848940802 booktopia. The story of misunderstood high school girl carrie white, her extraordinary telekinetic powers, and her violent rampage of revenge, remains one of the.
Read carrie by stephen king available from rakuten kobo. Guaranteed genuine stephen king autograph with certificate of authenticity included. You know, the guy who has probably kept you from sleeping at night at least once. But one night at her senior prom, carrie was scorned and humiliated just. Thats because the story of carrie, her extraordinary telekinetic powers, and her violent rampage of revenge introduced a fresh and distinctive new voice in american fiction stephen king.
The first edition of the novel was published in september 1986, and was written by stephen king. Stephen king is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. It revolves around the eponymous carrie white, an unpopular friendless misfit and bullied high school girl who uses her newly discovered telekinetic powers to exact revenge on those who torment her. The main characters of this horror, fiction story are dick halloran, pennywise the dancing clown. Carrie screamed, and one blind, searching hand came up and clutched miss desjardins white shorts. It was his first published novel, released on april 5, 1974, with a first printrun of 30,000 copies. Pdf it book by stephen king free download 1090 pages. Stephen king likens the characters in his book to animals because they dont act any better than them them. The book is basically like babe, if babe were a horror movie. Carrie is an excellent example of kings talent for characterization. The first edition of the novel was published in april 5th 1974, and was written by stephen king. Pdf carrie book by stephen king free download 253 pages.
All beginning when carrie white discovers a gift with telekinetic powers later established as a genetic fact, after she. Figuratively and literally shattering moments of horrrrripilication in chamberlain, maine where stones fly from the sky rather than from the hands of the villagers as they did in the lottery, although the latter are equal to other forms of persecution. Carrie, stephen king carrie is a novel by american author stephen king. Carrie ebook published june 24th 2008 by doubleday ebook, 192 pages authors. After his parents separated when stephen was a toddler, he and his older brother, david, were raised by his mother. Then, an act of kindness, as spontaneous as the vicious taunts of her.
At some point in carrie, every female character is described as looking like or behaving as an animal. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 1090 pages and is available in paperback format. By purchasing this title, you may be eligible to receive an ebook credit toward. Stephen king carrie audiobook stephen king audiobooks. Stephen edwin king was born in portland, maine in 1947, the second son of donald and nellie ruth pillsbury king. It was the fourth novel king wrote, but the first one published, making it the first book in a growing library of novels by this master of the horror genre. Carrie is a book written by stephen king, who is a great english writer and he wrote that book which elaborates a different mindset of that writer that he tried his best to carry out such a book which is totally incredible and the people of use to admire that book a lot in which he artfully fused his ideas in that single writing, which.
Now a major motion picture by stephen king and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Since the publication of carrie in 1974, neither misfit carrie white nor her catastrophic high school prom has been forgotten. Miss moustache miss geer suzy creamcheese sue snell, according to herself. Carrie is an american epistolary horror novel and author stephen kings first published novel, released in 1974. Carrie according to carrie little miss sorority sue snell, according to herself. It tells the story of an abused woman who discovers her latent power of telekinesis and utilizes it to punish and destroy a town. Stephen kings legendary debut, about a teenage outcast and the revenge she enacts on her. Stephen kings legendary debut, about a teenage outcast and the revenge she enacts on her classmates, is a classic. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 253 pages and is available in paperback format.
Carrie is the novel which set him on the road to the number one bestselling author king is today. Although carrie first captured americas attention with its shocking. Stephen kings legendary debut novel a few teenage outcast and the revenge she enacts on her classmates. Carrie, by steven king, is the story of a young girl and the sudden discovery of her telekinetic abilities. Carrie by stephen king 64 editions first published in 1974 download daisy.
Carrie white is humiliated when she gets her first period in a high school shower, and the other girls throw tampons at her. Repressed by a domineering, ultrareligious mother and tormented by her peers at school, her efforts to fit in lead to. Thats because the story of carrie, her extraordinary telekinetic powers, and her. An exciting reissue of stephen kings debut novel about an outcast teenager with a frightening power which put him on the map and set him on his. It provides a thorough exploration of the novels plot, characters and main themes, as well as a useful examination of the novels approach to characterization and the authors influence on the horror genre as a whole. Carrie has been abused, both physically and emotionally, all of her life by her mother and her peers at school. Set in the thenfuture year of 1979, it revolves around the eponymous carrietta n.