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An edition of Thinner (1984)

Thinner

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Thinner is a horror novel by American author Stephen King, published in 1984 by NAL under King's pseudonym Richard Bachman. The story centers on lawyer Billy Halleck, who kills a crossing Romani woman in a road accident and escapes legal punishment because of his connections. However, the woman's father places a curse on Halleck, which causes him to lose weight uncontrollably.

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Publisher
New English Library
Language
English
Pages
282

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Subjects

gluttony, magic, Romani, Allegories, Horror, Juvenile fiction, Littérature d'épouvante, Romanies, Occult fiction, Horror stories, Horror fiction, Horror tales, Jeunesse, Livres et lecture, FICTION / Media Tie-In, FICTION / Thrillers, FICTION / Horror, Blessing and cursing, Weight loss, Fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general, Fiction, horror, Large type books, Billy Halleck (Fictitious character), Paranormal fiction, American literature, Halleck, billy (fictitious character), fiction, Fiction, media tie-in, Lawyers, fiction

People

Bob, Bobby, Jillian, Marcy, Timmy, Lars Arncaster, Ron Baker, Mrs. Bean, Judy Blume, Hilmer Boynton, Mrs. Callaghee, Allen Chalker, Richard Crosskill, Georgina Deever, David Duganfield, Lonnie Enders, Mr. Fander, Rand Foxworth, Richard Ginelli, Heidi Halleck, Linda Joan Halleck, William J. Halleck, Trey Heilig, Duncan Hopley, Michael Houston, Jenny Houston, Grand Lawlor, Angelina Lemke, Samuel Lemke, Susanna Lemke, Taduz Lemke, Mrs. Marley, Tommy McGhee, Zachary Merchant, Miss Nearing, John Parker, Mr. Parsons, Kirk Penschley, Glenn Petrie, Frank Quigley, Tom Rangely, Don Rickles, Jim Roberts, Mr. Rodgers, Cary Rossington, Leda Rossington, Dorothy Sayers, Rhoda Simonson, Frank Spurton, Maura Starbird, Yard Stevens, Ellis Stoner, John Tree, Dr. Yount

Places

États-Unis, Connecticut, New York City, Fairview, Maine, Milford

Times

1980s

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Thinner
2012, Hodder
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Cover of: L'occhio del male
L'occhio del male
1999, Sperling paperback
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Thinner
1996?, Signet
mass market paperback in English - Movie Tie-In Edition; 1st Signet printing (30)
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La Peau Su Les Os
1995, Editions J'ai lu
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Thinner
1991, New English Library
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1986, New English Library
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1985, New English Library
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1985, New American Library
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1984, New American Library
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1984, New American Library
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Edition Notes

Originally published: New York : New American Library, 1984.

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813/.54
Library of Congress
PS3552.A2575

The Physical Object

Pagination
282p. ;
Number of pages
282

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL18770809M
ISBN 10
0450058832
Library Thing
35834
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1052797

First Sentence

""Thinner," the old Gypsy man with the rotting nose whispers to William Halleck as Halleck and his wife, Heidi, come out of the court-house."

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