• Born on the 21st September of 1947; Portland, Maine

• Son of Donald Edwin King ja Nellie Ruth

Read much and watched a lot of movies

as a child. First stories were inspired by what was seen and read

Graduated Durham’s Elementary School and later Lisbon Highschool

1966-1970 Maine University, English literature

After finishing university, English

teacher and a freelancer writter

Started sending short-stories to different publications in 1959

“The Glass Floor“

• „Carrie“(1974)

• „The Shining “ (1977)

• “The Stand“ (1978)

• “Misery“(1987)

King’s pen name

5 books, mainly from his adolescent years

„The Running Man“(1983)

Richard Bachman

Consists of 7 books Written in 1970 – 2004 Is said to be his greatest work “The Gunslinger“(1982), “The Drawing of

the Three“ (1987), “The Waste Lands“ (1997), “Wizard and Glass“ (1997), “Wolves of the Calla“ (2003), „Song of Susannah“ (2004), “The Dark Tower“ (2004)

“The Wind Through the Keyhold“ (2012)

The Dark Tower

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