Four Past Midnight 午夜四点

图书标准信息

• 作者 Stephen King（斯蒂芬·金） 著
• 出版社 Penguin
• 出版时间 2002-05
• ISBN 9780451170385
• 定价 66.40元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 768页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Pastmidnight,somethinghappenstotime,thatfragileconceptweemploytoorderoursenseofreality.Itbends,stretches,turnsback,orsnaps,andsometimesrealitywithit.Andwhathappenstothewide-eyedobserverwhenthewindowbetweenrealityandunrealityshatters,andtheglassbeginstofly?Thesefourchillingnovellas,afeastfitforKingfansoldandnew,providesomeshockinganswers.Afterall,pastmidnightisStephenKing'sfavoritetimeofday....OnePastMidnight:"TheLangoliers"takesared-eyeflightfromL.A.toBostonintoamostunfriendlysky.Onlyelevenpassengerssurvive,butlandinginaneerilyemptyworldmakesthemwishtheyhadn't.Something'swaitingforthem,yousee....TwoPastMidnight:"SecretWindow,SecretGarden"entersthesuddenlystrangelifeofwriterMortRainey,recentlydivorced,depressed,andaloneontheshoreofTashmoreLake.Alone,thatis,untilafigurenamedJohnShooterarrives,pointinganaccusingfinger.ThreePastMidnight:"TheLibraryPoliceman"issetinJunctionCity,Iowa,anunlikelyplaceforeviltobehiding.ButforsmallbusinessmanSamPeebles,whothinkshemaybelosinghismind,anotherenemyishidingthereaswell--thetruth.Ifhecanfinditintime,hemightstandachance.FourPastMidnight:TheflatsurfaceofaPolaroidphotographbecomesforfifteen-year-oldKevinDelevananinvitationtothesupernatural.OldPopMerrill,CastleRock'ssharpesttrader,wantstocrashthepartyforprofit,but"TheSunDog,"acreaturethatshouldn'texistatall,isaverydangerousinvestment.Withanintroductionandprefatorynotestoeachofthetales,StephenKingdiscusseshowthesestoriesaroseinwhatistheworld'smostfearsomeimagination.Butitisthestoriesthemselvesthatwillkeepreadersawakelongafterbedtime,intothosedark,timelesshourspastmidnight.

【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。