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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 American Library
Language
English
Pages
309

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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
in English
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L'occhio del male
1999, Sperling paperback
in Italian
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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
in French
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Thinner
1991, New English Library
paperback in English - First NEL paperback edition, Thirteenth impression
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Thinner
1986?, New American Library
mass market paperback in English - 1st Signet printing (14)
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Thinner
1985, New English Library
paperback in English
Cover of: Thinner
Thinner
1985, New American Library
mass market paperback in English - First Signet Printing (1)
Cover of: Thinner
Thinner
1984, New American Library
in English
Cover of: Thinner
Thinner
1984, New American Library
in English

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Edition Notes

"NAL books."

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813/.54
Library of Congress
PS3561.I483 T45 1984

The Physical Object

Pagination
309 p. ;
Number of pages
309

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL2849241M
Internet Archive
thinner0000bach
ISBN 10
0453004687
LCCN
84011462
Library Thing
35834
Goodreads
899053

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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