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==== Writing style ==== | ==== Writing style ==== | ||
- | King's books are filled with numerous references to American folklore and culture, from which he draws dark pages and builds novels around them. Many of its characters have to fight their fears, their weaknesses. Frequent themes in his work are crime, war (especially the Vietnam War), violence, paranormal abilities, and racism. He is also liked for his informal language; he often refers to " | + | King's books are filled with numerous references to American folklore and culture, from which he draws dark themes |
==== Richard Bachman ==== | ==== Richard Bachman ==== | ||
- | In the 1970s and 1980s, after great success as a horror writer, King published several novels | + | In the 1970s and 1980s, after great success as a horror writer, King published several novels |
==== Car accident ==== | ==== Car accident ==== | ||
- | On June 19, 1999, at about 4:30 p.m. he walked | + | On June 19, 1999, at about 4:30 p.m., King was walking |
==== Waterman pen ==== | ==== Waterman pen ==== | ||
- | Shortly after a car accident, King wrote his first novel by hand - Dreamcatcher, | + | Shortly after a car accident, King wrote his first novel by hand (Dreamcatcher), using a Waterman pen, which he called "the best typewriter in the world" |
==== Medal of Arts ==== | ==== Medal of Arts ==== | ||
- | Stephen King was awarded the prestigious Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters (DCAL) by the National Book Foundation in 2003 and the National Medal of Arts in 2014. [([[https:// | + | Stephen King was awarded the prestigious Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters (DCAL) by the National Book Foundation in 2003 and the National Medal of Arts in 2014. [([[https:// |
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