书目

THE GREEN MILE

内容简介

TheGreenMile.Thosewhowalkitdonotreturn--becauseattheendofthatwalk,attheColdMountainpenitentiary,istheroominwhichsitstheelectricchair.Itis1932.ThenewestinhabitantofDeathRowisagiantblackman,JohnCoffey,convicted--apparentlyonhisownadmission--ofthesenselessandbrutalmurderoftwolittlegirls.Executingamanisnevereasy,butatfirstsighttakingsociety'srevengeonCoffeyisoneoftheeasierjobschiefguardPaulEdgecombeandhisfellowwardershavehadtodo.ButnothingisasitseemswithJohnCoffey,andaroundhimunfoldsastorybothbizarreandhorrifying.Whetherheisanevilmurdereroraholyinnocent,Coffeyhasstrangepowers,whichmayyetoffersalvationtoothers,eveniftheycandonothingtosavehim.THEGREENMILEisperhapsthefinestnovelyetbyoneoftheworld'sgreateststorytellers,byturnswarmlyhumanandshatteringlyhorrific,andunputdownablefromfirstpagetolast.

作者简介

StephenKingistheauthorofmorethanfiftybooks,allofthemworldwidebestsellers.Hisnovel11/22/63wasnamedatoptenbookof2011byTheNewYorkTimesBookReviewandwontheLosAngelesTimesBookPrizeforMystery/ThrilleraswellastheBestHardcoverBookAwardfromtheInternationalThrillerWritersAssociation.Heistherecipientofthe2003NationalBookFoundationMedalforDistinguishedContributiontoAmericanLetters.HelivesinBangor,Maine,withhiswife,novelistTabithaKing.斯蒂芬·金(StephenKing,1947年9月21日-),是一位作品多产,屡获奖项的美国畅销书作家,编写过剧本、专栏评论,曾担任电影导演、制片人以及演员。斯蒂芬·金作品销售超过3亿5000万册,以恐怖小说著称,活脱脱概括了此一类别的整个发展沿革。他的作品还包括科幻小说、奇幻小说、短篇小说、非小说、影视剧本及舞台剧剧本。大多数的作品都曾被改编到其它媒体,像是电影、电视系列剧和漫画书上。他在2003年获得美国文学杰出贡献奖章。

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