An edition of The Dead Zone (1979)

Dead zone (l'accident)

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An edition of The Dead Zone (1979)

Dead zone (l'accident)

  • 4.2 (37 ratings) ·
  • 368 Want to read
  • 17 Currently reading
  • 93 Have read

The Dead Zone is a science fiction thriller novel by Stephen King published in 1979. The story follows Johnny Smith, who awakens from a coma of nearly five years and, apparently as a result of brain damage, now experiences clairvoyant and precognitive visions triggered by touch. When some information is blocked from his perception, Johnny refers to that information as being trapped in the part of his brain that is permanently damaged, "the dead zone." The novel also follows a serial killer in Castle Rock, and the life of rising politician Greg Stillson, both of whom are evils Johnny must eventually face.

Though earlier King books were successful, The Dead Zone was the first of his novels to rank among the ten best-selling novels of the year in the United States. The book was nominated for the Locus Award in 1980 and was dedicated to King's son Owen. The Dead Zone is the first story by King to feature the fictional town of Castle Rock, which serves as the setting for several later stories and is referenced in others. The TV series Castle Rock takes place in this fictional town and makes references to the Strangler whom Johnny helped track down in The Dead Zone.

The Dead Zone is King's seventh novel and the fifth under his own name. The book spawned a 1983 film adaptation as well as a television series.

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Cover of: The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone
2016, Pocket Books
mass market paperback in English
Cover of: Dead zone (l'accident)
Dead zone (l'accident)
2002, Librairie Générale Française
Cover of: The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone
2000, Warner Books
in English
Cover of: L'accident
L'accident
1993, JC Lattes
in French
Cover of: Dead zone
Dead zone: (l'accident)
1984, J. C. Lattes
in French
Cover of: L accident
L accident
1983, Lattès
in French
Cover of: The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone
1983?, New American Library
in English
Cover of: The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone
1980, New American Library
in English
Cover of: The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone
1979, Viking Press
in English
Cover of: The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone
1979, Viking Press
in English
Cover of: THE DEAD ZONE
THE DEAD ZONE
1979, Viking Press
in English

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OL49357547M
ISBN 13
9782253035268

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