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The Body

"It's 1960 in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine. Ray Brower, a boy from a nearby town, has disappeared, and twelve-year-old Gordie Lachance and his three friends set out on a quest to find his body along the railroad tracks. During the course of their journey, Gordie, Chris Chambers, Teddy Duchamp, and Vern Tessio come to terms with death and the harsh truths of growing up in a small factory town that doesn't offer much in the way of a future. A timeless exploration of the loneliness and isolation of young adulthood, Stephen King's The Body is an iconic, unforgettable, coming-of-age story"--Provided by publisher.

"It's 1960 in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine. Ray Brower, a boy from a nearby town, has disappeared, and twelve-year-old Gordie Lachance and his three friends set out on a quest to find his body along the railroad tracks. During the course of their journey, Gordie, Chris Chambers, Teddy Duchamp, and Vern Tessio come to terms with death and the harsh truths of growing up in a small factory town that doesn't offer much in the way of a future. A timeless exploration of the loneliness and isolation of young adulthood, Stephen King's The Body is an iconic, unforgettable, coming-of-age story"--Provided by publisher.

In der fiktiven Stadt Castle Rock, Maine, ist die zeitlose Novelle "The Body" des #1 New York Times Bestsellerautors Stephen King nun erstmals als eigenständige Veröffentlichung erhältlich. Ursprünglich in seiner Kurzgeschichten-Sammlung Different Seasons von 1982 veröffentlicht und 1986 in den Filmklassiker Stand by Me adaptiert, erzählt sie die Geschichte von 1960 in Castle Rock. Ray Brower, ein Junge aus einer nahegelegenen Stadt, ist verschwunden, und der zwölfjährige Gordie Lachance sowie seine drei Freunde machen sich auf die Suche nach seinem Körper entlang der Bahngleise. Während ihrer Reise konfrontieren Gordie, Chris Chambers, Teddy Duchamp und Vern Tessio den Tod und die harten Wahrheiten des Erwachsenwerdens in einer kleinen Fabrikstadt, die nicht viel Zukunftsperspektiven bietet. Eine zeitlose Erkundung der Einsamkeit und Isolation der jungen Erwachsenen, Stephen Kings The Body.