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An edition of Desperation (1996)

Desolation

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  • ★★★★ 4.4 (12 ratings) ·
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Route 50, Nevada.

Peter Jackson et sa femme Mary traversent le désert pour regagner New York. Soudain, Mary pousse un cri : là, sur un panneau de limitation de vitesse, quelqu'un a cloué un chat. Puis Peter aperçoit dans le rétroviseur une voiture de police, qui les dépasse et pile. Un immense flic en sort, les contraint à abandonner leur véhicule et les emmène à... Désolation, la ville la plus proche. Désolation ! Quel nom, même pour une cité minière ! Dès lors la vie de Peter et Mary tourne au cauchemar.

Pourquoi ce policier que semble ronger un mal étrange les a-t-il arrêtés ? Et où sont passés les habitants de Désolation, où les coyotes et les busards semblent régner en maîtres ? Bientôt le couple se retrouve au poste de police, avec quelques citoyens honnêtes, prisonniers eux aussi. Et l'horreur se précise... Génial metteur en scène de nos terreurs, Stephen King n'était jamais allé aussi loin dans l'exploration des zones où s'affrontent le Bien et le Mal...
--back cover

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Editions J'ai Lu
Language
French
Pages
635

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Subjects

Fiction, Travelers, Traffic police, American fiction, Horror tales, Horror, Suspense, Psychological fiction, Spanish: Adult Fiction, Horror fiction, Police, American Horror tales, American literature, Large type books, Fiction, horror, Nevada, fiction, Spanish language, Novela estadounidense, Novela fantástica, Novela psicológica, Cuentos de terror, Viajeros, Novela, Carver, david (fictitious character), fiction, Fiction, psychological

People

Tak, The Jacksons, The Carvers, John Edward Marinville, Steve Ames, Cynthia Smith, Brian Ross, Cary Ripton, Brad Josephson, Collie Entragian, David Carver, God, Mary Jackson, Peter Jackson, Kirsten Carver, Ralph Carver, Ellen Carver, Tom Billingsley

Places

Nevada, Despearation, China Pit, Interstate 50, New York City, Wentworth, Ohio, Lake Tahoe

Times

20th century

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Desperation: A Novel
2018, Gallery Books
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Desperacja
2011, Wydawnictwo Albatros A. Kuryłowicz
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Desperation
2007, Hodder
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Désolation
2004, Albin Michel
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Desesperación
1998, Plaza & Janes
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Desolation
1998-10, Editions J'ai Lu
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Desperation
1996, BCA
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Desperation
1996, BCA
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Desperation
1996, Hodder & Stoughton
hardcover in English - printing (1)
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Desperation
1996, Viking
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Book Details

First Sentence

"Oh !"

Edition Notes

Published in
Paris
Copyright Date
1996
Translation Of
Desperation
Translated From
English

Contributors

Translator
Dominique Peters

The Physical Object

Format
Mass Market Paperback
Pagination
634p.
Number of pages
635
Dimensions
6.7 x 4.3 x 1.2 inches
Weight
10.4 ounces

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL8910599M
Internet Archive
desolation0000king
ISBN 10
2290050105
ISBN 13
9782290050101
OCLC/WorldCat
1193388526
Amazon ID (ASIN)
2290050105
Library Thing
5739
Goodreads
293033

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Located off a desolate stretch of Interstate 50, Desperation, Nevada has few connections with the rest of the world. It is a place, though, where the seams between worlds are thin. Miners at the China Pit have accidentally broken into another dimension and released a horrific creature known as Tak, who takes human form by hijacking some of the town's residents. The forces of good orchestrate a confrontation between this ancient evil and a group of unsuspecting travelers who are lured to the dying town. This rag-tag band of unwilling champions is led by a young boy who speaks to God.

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