08 September 2015
Stephen King: reward. Translated from English by Bernhard Kleinschmidt. Heyne, München 2015. 540 S., 22,99 Euro. Photo: Heyne Verlag
Stephen King’s new novel “finder’s fee” evokes memories of his fanatical crazy, prepare all literature fans of “Misery” wake
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Ever Stephen King has devised a fanatically crazy, prepare all literature fans: In “Misery” (dt. “You”, 1987) is a best-selling author of a nurse imprisoned, can not let go of one of his characters, and forces him to write
In “finder’s fee”. (Original: “Finders Keepers”), which now appears in translation, pray Morris Bellamy also a literary figure of idolatry. But he is driven by the hatred around, because the author John Rothenstein, “America’s shy genius”, his first novel, rebellious protagonist as a copywriter – of all things in the service of capitalism pigs! – Lets end. There are rumors, which had by this band and for 18 years submerged Rothstein batch Unpublished at home.
With two acquaintances from the milieu Bellamy breaks the old Rothstein. From “shy genius” mocked – “Because guys like you did the reading public as a bad reputation” – he shoots him, grabs money and notebooks a. It betrays not unduly much, it is already happening on page 24 of a total of 539. ‘/ P>
The Shining (1980): Jack Nicholson turns as a janitor at the Overlook Hotel by slowly and seek at the end of his wife and son (Danny Torance) for life
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Between 1978, the murder of Rothstein, and from 2009 to 2014 jumps to the novel. Since initially finds a teenager, Pete Sauber, the formerly buried suitcase with notebooks. Bellamy, who, ironically, all serving time for another crime the years, had no opportunity to retry the so long awaited and read. But then
allowed the fiction decided Evaluative leave the prison. It is clear that there will be a cat-and-mouse game, and a Showdown (Part III is entitled “Peter and the Wolf “). But Stephen King would not be a washed with all waters of the voltage generation author, if he did not understand at crucial mitspielende secondary characters and plot hooks on hitting. Since this is the second part of a planned trilogy in “finder’s fee”, is from the previous novel “Mr. Mercedes “of ex-cop Bill Hodges activated. The fact has brought a Amokfahrer down, the Petes father downed. No need here trace the intricate lines of communication, but King knows how to not get too strained the randomly.
Stephen King in Paris
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But he approved an astonishing number of literary discussions and -enthusiasmen, sometimes they have a slightly lecturers Ton. Even Pete mean novels (almost) everything, yes, he is convinced that the reading of Rothstein’s Notebooks has changed his life. A teacher à la “Dead Poets Society” he has also. But the difference with Bellamy: Pete’s last real life preference
For the most part is “finder’s fee” still a veritable, rapid in the appropriate moments Crime.. Only Stephen King Schlussverbeugung before his horror and ghost fans seems strangely adhered to this novel. It is clear that he thus heralds the third trilogy band, but the supernatural could have to wait.
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