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The Bachman Books : four novels by Stephen king / Stephen King

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Stephen King ; with an introduction by the author: "Why I was Bachman"

Edité par BCA , 1986

"Four novels" published between 1977 and 1982. In "Rage" , a high-school student goes berserk in the classroom, killing the teacher and holding the class hostage. Set in a militaristic ultra-conservative America, "The Long Walk" pits 100 teenagers against each other in a grueling 450-mile marathon walk in which the penalty is death." Roadwork" is a novel of societal conflict, man vs. progress. The first three thrillers, while entertaining and gripping, occasionally suffer from unfocused and uneven writing. Unresolved questions cause them to be somewhat unsatisfying. However the fourth novel, "The Running Man" , in the tradition of Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (NAL, 1968; o.p.), is an action-packed futuristic romp. Protagonist Ben Richards bets his life on a TV show in order to win the money to save the life of his deathly ill daughter. The story combines social commentary, adventure and science fiction, set against the backdrop of a decaying society.

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