Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many have been adapted into films, television series, miniseries, and comic books. King has published 63 novels, including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman, and five non-fiction books. He has also written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been published in book collections.
King has received Bram Stoker Awards, World Fantasy Awards, and British Fantasy Society Awards. In 2003, the National Book Foundation awarded him the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He has also received awards for his contribution to literature for his entire bibliography, such as the 2004 World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement and the 2007 Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. In 2015, he was awarded with a National Medal of Arts from the U.S. National Endowment for the Arts for his contributions to literature. He has been described as the "King of Horror", a play on his surname and a reference to his high standing in pop culture.
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1930s, 1960s, 1970s, 1977, 20th century, 1963, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1980s, 21st century, 1789, 1850, 1932, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1964, 1966, 1975, 1979, 1985, 1994, 2001, Antebellum eraID Numbers
- OLID: OL2162284A
- Amazon ID: B000AQ0842
- GoodReads: 3389
- ISNI: 0000000121446296
- LibraryThing: kingstephen-1
- Storygraph: c4c684e1-3f2b-48e4-b9cc-e819f61e0177
- VIAF: 97113511
- Wikidata: Q39829
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q39829
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Alternative names
- Richard Bachman
- King, Stephen
- Stephen Edwin King
- Stephen KING
- Richard Bachman ( LI CHA BA HE MAN ) . Stephen King ( SI DI FEN
- STEPHEN KING
- كينغ، ستيفن،
- Stiven King
- King S.
- King Stephen
- King, Stephen (1947- )
- stephen king
- King-Stephen
- stephen-king
- Stephen King ( Quote )
- stephen [writing as richard bachman] king
- KING Stephen -
- S King
- King Stiven
- Stiven King (pod psevdonimom Richard Bakhman)
- Piter Straub Stiven King
- King Stiven.
- Bachman, Richard
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