Stephen King turns 75: The editors’ favorite novels

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The bookshelf full of his own works: Stephen King 1995
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40 novels, over 100 short stories, novellas, screenplays, poems, essays, columns and non-fiction books: Stephen King is a prolific writer. But what should one read about him? We have collected nine reading tips.

Stephen King has scared hundreds of millions of people for decades: the author, who will be 75 on September 21, is also known as the “King of Horrors”. His work fills bookshelves: 40 novels, over 100 short stories, novellas, screenplays, poems, King wrote essays, columns and non-fiction books.

But what should one read? The “Presse” editorial team has compiled nine favorite works. Here are the tips in chronological order. The following applies to them: The book is better than a film adaptation.

“The Stand” (1978/1990/2016)

recommended by Norbert Mayer, feuilleton

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Molly Ringwald and Gary Sinese in the 1994 TV adaptation of ‘The Stand’ (c) imago images/Everett Collection (ABC/Courtesy Everett Collection)

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Molly Ringwald and Gary Sinese in the 1994 TV adaptation of The Stand (c) imago images/Everett Collection (ABC/Courtesy Everett Collection)