This book is about a young teenager named charlie decker. Background rage was the first novel by stephen king published under the pseudonym of richard bachman, originally published back in 1977. It is the story of charlie decker, the epitome of a troubled teenager. In 1973, stephen king published carrie, a good first novel that had fair sales. School shootings drove stephen king to take rage off shelves. King actually asked the book be removed from the shelves following a number of copycat incidents in the usa. Shane they have a compilation with all four of the bachman books on ebay for like.
The surname stark was later used in kings novel the dark half, in which an. The surname stark was later used in king s novel the dark half, in which an authors malevolent. Omnibus collection of four early bachman novels rage, the long walk, roadwork, the running man and the essay why i was bachman notes. Rowling has not been known to cite stephen king as a prime influence, but with her latest act of literary deception, the harry potter author has taken a page out of kings book. Rage by richard bachman goodreads the bachman books.
Bachman, king felt, was on the cusp of developing his own following and his own identity, and he had fully intended to continue publishing under the pen name. The bachman books is a collection of short novels by stephen king published under the pseudonym richard bachman between. Having published five novels, bachman died in 1985 of cancer of the pseudonym after. After stephen king removed his novel rage from print because it was. Contributorrichard bachman and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Its tied to the others that king wrote under his pseudonym because of their history rather than content. I picked this up for a second read after all of the reality tv shows popped up, and i still think its scary how close were actually getting to this scenario. The bachman books is a collection of short novels by stephen king published under the pseudonym richard bachman between and it made the. I love stephen king and have nearly all his books, however i am so cross that i ordered this book and it only has 3 of the bachman books in this version it has the long walk, roadworks and running man but im so disappointed that it doesnt have rage and thinner. Richard bachman 1977 1985 was an author of horror fiction, and the. A collection of stephen kings early works, written under the pseudonym of richard bachman.
The pseudonym king originally selected gus pillsbury is king s maternal grandfathers name, but at the last moment king changed it to richard bachman. Claimed he died from cancer of the pseudonym, a rare form of schizonomia. Richard bachman died in 1985 of cancer of the pseudonym after his name was leaked to the media. May 01, 2014 written under the pseudonym of richard bachman in 1977, rage is one of the most interesting pieces of twentieth century literature i have come across. Revisiting rage by richard chizmar stephen king revisited.
As stephen king uberfans know, richard bachman was a pen name of kinga name born of a selfimposed desire to find out whether his. What was the name of the steven king book written under a. As a writer myself, i can understand this curiosity. Under the pseudonym of richard bachman, world bestseller stephen king published five books, including the running man, thinner, the regulators and the bachman books.
He is the pseudonym fashioned by stephen king to circumvent the conventional wisdom of the 1970s and 1980s that claimed genre authors could release no more than one book per year. Richard bachman rage audiobook stephen king audiobooks. For its publication king rewrote, edited, and updated the entire novel. Barbara answered correctly, but i am pretty sure i heard him mention in an interview once he also kind of wondered if lightning could strike twice. Rages only real connection to kings texts is by virtue of it being a bachman book. Stephen king novel written under the pseudonym in the late s and early s, king published a handful of short that named king as the author of one of bachmans novels. King published rage a book hed begun at age 18 in 1977 in paperback. Rage tells the story of a school boy who decides to takes a gun to school and starts killing.
I bought this after reading it 20 ago and losing my copy. Contributor richard bachman and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 1 pages and is available in paperback format. Stephen king books, ranked from worst to best vulture. It was published in 2007 under the bachman pseudonym, with a foreword by king under his own name. All of the books in that stephen king wrote under the richard bachman pseuonym are superb. Rage was released under kings old richard bachman pseudonym, but its plot would prove disturbingly prescient. He was quite nearly named gus pillsbury after kings mothers father, but was ultimately named after donald. The titles had floated in and out of the market in relative obscurity. But by 1985, the entire world including a college sophomore by the name of rich chizmar knew that richard bachman was actually stephen king writing in a bad mood.
Stephen king was awarded the 2003 national book foundation medal for distinguished contribution to american letters, and was voted grand master at the 2007 edgar allan poe. The only bachman books published under that name were rage now outofprint at kings request, roadwork, the long walk, and the running man. But they didnt seem to realize that stephen king was also richard bachman. Richard bachman simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Taking the name richard bachman on a whim the pseudonym was going to be. Stephen king started writing rage originally titled getting it on in 1966, when he was a senior in high school. King was referring to richard bachman, the alias he had adopted eight years earlier and carried through four books rage, the long walk, roadwork, and the running man.
Its a deviation from his typical horror novels but that doesnt make it any less horrifying. But thinner had been too much of a king book, and there is evidence king himself may been giving himself too much rope with which to. Richard dicky bachman was, indeed, kings pseudonym. Primary to my interest is the controversy surrounding why stephen king decided to publish this story and several others during that time of his life under a false name. Nov 25, 2018 it was called the body and filmed as stand by me, but it wasnt written under a pseudonym it was written as himself. Four early novels by richard bachman rage the long walk roadwork the running man by stephen king. The bachman books, new american library nal, october, 1985. Rage stephen king richard bachman audiobook youtube. The narrator is charles everett charlie decker, a senior at placerville high school in placerville.
As far as i know, the only books he wrote under a pseudonym were the bachman books rage, the long walk, roadwork and the. One of stephen kings earliest novels released under the pen name richard bachman. The story begins one a pleasant spring morning, when charlie is called to the principals. The titles had floated in and out of the market in relative obscurity, drawing only passing suspicion that their true author was one of the most wellknown and successful. The book was released in 1985 after the publication of the first hardcover bachman novel thinner in order to introduce bachman to fans who did not know about kings work under this pseudonym little of which was still in. In this collection i particularly like rage and the long walk. A list of stephen kings bachman novels, organized alphabetically. The publication of rage in 1977 was followed by the long walk in 1979, roadwork in.
Jun 14, 2018 barbara answered correctly, but i am pretty sure i heard him mention in an interview once he also kind of wondered if lightning could strike twice. Why did stephen king use pseudonym richard bachman. Under the richard bachman pen name, king has managed to paint a bleak but realistic world unlike the supernatural landscape of salems lot and the stand. Charlie decker is a high school student who after a meeting with his principal shoots a teacher and locks himself in with his class. Rage is the first book stephen king wrote under his pseudonym richard bachman back in 1977 and which he let fall out of print after the book was associated with some high school shootings. Richard bachman simple english wikipedia, the free. The bachman books is a collection of short novels by stephen king published under the pseudonym richard bachman between 1977 and 1982. Jul 10, 2017 king was referring to richard bachman, the alias he had adopted eight years earlier and carried through four books rage, the long walk, roadwork, and the running man. All were published as paperback originals in both the us and the uk. Primary to my interest is the controversy surrounding why stephen king decided to publish this story and several others during that time of his life under a false name, denying the credit.
The most attentiongrabbing factor concerning rage is its history. Kings second biggest scandal as a writer revolves around the novel rage, published in 1977, near the beginning of his career as a novelist. Published in 1977, it was withdrawn from publication by stephen king in the late 1990s due to its connection to a number of real high school shootings, rage. It was finally released six years later, in 1977, under the. Stephen king began inscribing this novel his senior year in highschool, finished it in 1971, and revealed it as a clever paperback in 1977 beneath the name richard bachman. As of 2011, king has written and published 49 novels, including seven under the pen name richard bachman, five nonfiction books, and nine collections of short stories. Stephen king is the bestselling author of more than thirty books of which the most recent are the girl who loved tom gordon, hearts in atlantis and his nonfiction book on writing. A list of stephen king s bachman novels, organized alphabetically. The main characters of this horror, fiction story are charlie decker, carol granger. Apr 21, 2020 having also published work under the pseudonym richard bachman, kings first horror novel, carrie, was a huge success. Written under the pseudonym richard bachman and pulled from the shelves by its author, the rage is a hard book to nail. It first appeared as a paperback under kings pseudonym richard bachman in 1977 and then was published in 1985 in a collection of short novels, titled the bachman books.
School shootings drove stephen king to take rage off. Rage is the first book stephen king wrote under his pseudonym richard. Once upon a time, a fellow named richard bachman wrote blaze on an olivetti typewriter, then turned the machine over to stephen king, who used it to write carrie. Maybe that hurts the entertainment value, but it is really the irritating characters that degrade the storyline the most. It was eventually published six years later, in 1977, under the nowfamous pseudonym of richard. Books rage is the first book stephen king wrote under his pseudonym richard bachman back in 1977 and which he let fall out of print after the book was associated with some high school shootings.
King stephen king had two books written under his pen name. Why did stephen king use pseudonym richard bachman answers. For those of you unfamiliar with the plot line, one hundred young men are selected for what is. It was eventually published six years later, in 1977, under the nowfamous pseudonym of richard bachman. The pseudonym king originally selected gus pillsbury is kings maternal grandfathers name, but at the last moment king changed it to richard bachman. In a footnote to the preface of the more recent bachman novel blaze dated 30 january 2007 king wrote of rage. Richard bachman is a pen name used by horror fiction author stephen king. How many books has stephen king sold as richard bachman answers. The first edition of the novel was published in september 6th 1977, and was written by richard bachman. Bachman was successful enough, and growing in popularity, that the fifth bachman book thinner was published in hardback. The narrator is charles everett charlie decker, a senior at placerville high school in placerville, maine. The book was published by signet in september, 1977.
Over the years, king has become known for titles that are both commercially. It was first published in 1977 and then was collected in 1985 in the hardcover omnibus the bachman books. Rage is a novel written by stephen king, and his first release under the pseudonym richard bachman. Because the novel describes a school the stephen king goodreads discussion group is doing a reread of his works from the beginning to the end. Richard bachman 1977 1985 was an author of horror fiction, and the husband of claudia y inez bachman. Much like king when he first started the novel, rage focused on a high school. Bachman died in 1985 cancer of the pseudonym, but this last gripping bachman novel.
There will be no future printings of this book at stephens request due to the sensitive nature of the material found. I guess rage is stephen king s scariest story the first book to use his richard bachman pseudonym in that it could actually happen. Pdf rage book by richard bachman free download 1 pages. Rage was the first novel published by stephen king under the pseudonym richard bachman. Kings 1991 novel, the dark half, was dedicated to his pen name. A disturbed high schooler, after being expelled, shoots his teacher and takes the rest of his class hostage.
At some point, he stuffed the bare novel in a box, and it was only in 1971 that he took out the manuscript and completed it. At some point, he stuffed the unfinished novel in a box, and it wasnt until 1971 that he took the manuscript out and finished it. Asked in stephen king stephen king had two books written under his pen name richard. Rage by richard bachman meet your next favorite book. The stephen king novel so controversial its been out of. How many books has stephen king sold as richard bachman. I guess rage is stephen kings scariest story the first book to use his richard bachman pseudonym in that it could actually happen. The book was released in 1985 after the publication of the first hardcover bachman novel thinner in order to introduce bachman to fans who did not know about kings work under this pseudonym little of which was still in circulation at the time. Blaze was an unpublished novel that king wrote before carrie or the creation of richard bachman. Introduction written under the pseudonym of richard bachman in 1977, rage is one of the most interesting pieces of twentieth century literature i have come across.
Why did stephen king also write under the pen name richard. Blaze was, in fact, an unpublished novel of kings written before carrie or the creation of richard bachman. King dedicated bachmans early booksrage 1977, the long walk 1979. After stephen king removed his novel rage from print because it was linked to school shootings, it has become one of the most soughtafter outofprint books. The dark tower connects everything in stephen kings universe. For its publication king rewrote, edited, and updated the entire book.
The pseudonym king originally selected gus pillsbury is king s maternal grandfathers name, but at the last moment due to the pseudonym being outed king changed it to richard bachman. The bachman books were a way for stephen king to write a different style under a psuedonym. It was called the body and filmed as stand by me, but it wasnt written under a pseudonym it was written as himself. Bachman deserved a better death than some halfassed joke. Stephen king is a new york timesbestselling novelist who made his name in the horror and fantasy genres with books like carrie, the shining and it. Stephen king published under the pseudonym richard bachman. Jul 03, 2012 rages only real connection to kings texts is by virtue of it being a bachman book. Of all of the stephen king books ive read under his pseudonym, richard bachman, this one is tops or perhaps rage.
554 900 582 213 711 1095 1130 1391 1008 746 1067 110 493 821 187 413 353 1028 416 1208 302 323 796 1189 1451 518 968