The Writing Family of Stephen King : A Critical Study of the Fiction of Tabitha King, Joe Hill and Owen King

McAleer, Patrick

McFarland & Co Inc（2011/02発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 207 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780786448500
• DDC分類 813.54

Full Description

This work examines Stephen King's position in popular literary circles and then considers the contributions of his family to the landscape of contemporary fiction. Though they have to a degree been eclipsed by Stephen King's popularity, his wife, Tabitha King, and sons, Owen King and Joe Hill, have found varying levels of success in their own right. The three have traveled their own writing paths, from supernatural fiction to contemporary literary fiction. This is the first extended exploration of the works of three authors who have too long been overshadowed by their proximity to "the King of Horror."

Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     

Foreword (by Matthew Holman)     

Preface     

1. What's in a Name? Intersections and Collaborations Among the (Horror) Fiction of the King Family     

2. Like Father, Like Son(s)? The Art of the Short Story, or, What About Mom?     

3. In the Footsteps of Fame, or, Starting with the Youngest: The Fiction of Owen King     

4. More Than a Matriarch: Tabitha King's Canon     

5. Emerging from the Shadows: Joseph Hillstrom King Becomes Joe Hill     

Conclusion     

Works Cited     

Index