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What it is about

  • Prisons
  • Death row inmates

Kind of book

  • Novel

Ages

  • Adult

Awards

  • Bram Stoker Award for Novel

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About Stephen King

Born
Born in Portland, Maine, in 1947. Source: stephenking.com, checked November 6, 2026.
Also writes as
Stephen King has also published as Richard Bachman. Source: Wikidata, citing Carrie, checked November 6, 2026.
Early work
His first professional sale was a short story, The Glass Floor, in 1967. Source: stephenking.com, checked November 6, 2026. first professional short story sale (“The Glass Floor”) to Startling Mystery Stories in 1967

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