Rogak (The Man Behind The Da Vinci Code) doesn't probe her subject or his work too deeply. Though critical studies of his vast oeuvre abound, King the bestselling author of the 20th century has not been the subject of a book-length biography until this strictly serviceable study. 'There's always the urge to see somebody dead that isn't you.'

'You have to be a little nuts to be a writer.' 'When you get into this business, they don't tell you you'll get cat bones in the mail.'

'I married her for her body, though she said I married her for her typewriter.' 'I am always interested in this idea that a lot of fiction writers write for their fathers because their fathers are gone.' 'As a kid, I worried about my sanity a lot.' Haunted Heart chronicles his story, revealing the character of a man who has created some of the most memorable-and frightening-stories found in literature today. But he survived and has since continued to write at a level of originality few authors could ever hope to match.ĭespite his dark and disturbing work, Stephen King has become revered by critics and his countless fans as an all-American voice more akin to Mark Twain than H. It came in a flash, and the side effects of sudden stardom and seemingly unlimited wealth soon threatened to destroy his work and, worse, his life. But his unflagging work ethic and a ceaseless flow of ideas put him on the path to success.

His impoverished childhood in rural Maine and early marriage hardly spelled out the likelihood of a blossoming literary career. King's origins were inauspicious at best. But who is the man behind those tales of horror, grief, and the supernatural? Where do these ideas come from? And what drives him to keep writing at a breakneck pace after a thirty year career? In this unauthorized biography, Lisa Rogak reveals the troubled background and lifelong fears that inspire one of the twentieth century's most influential authors. One of the most prolific and popular authors in the world today, Stephen King has become part of pop culture history.

A fascinating look at the life of the author who created such modern classics as Carrie, IT, and The Shining.

Stephen King, a biografia by Lisa Rogak