The Running Man

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TitleThe Running Man
Year for Search1982
Authors[King], [Stephen Edwin](b. 1947)
Tertiary AuthorsBachman, Richard [pseud.]
Date Published1982
PublisherNew American Library
Place PublishedNew York
KeywordsMale author, US author
Annotation

Dystopia in which a TV contest called "The Running Man" promises rich rewards for a man who can elude those hunting him and who will kill him if they find him. 
Additional Publishers

Rpt. in The Bachman Books: Four Early Novels by Stephen King. Rage, The Long Walk, Roadwork, The Running Man (New York: New American Library, 1985), 521- 692 with "Why I Was Bachman" (v-x). U.K. ed. London: New English Library, 1983.
Info Notes

Made into a film in 1987 directed by Paul Michael Glazer (b. 1943) with the book revised for the film by Steven E. de Souza (b. 1947).
Pseudonym

Richard Bachman [pseud.]
Holding Institutions

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Author Note

(b. 1947)
Full Text

1982 [King, Stephen Edwin] (b. 1947). The Running Man. By Richard Bachman [pseud.]. New York: New American Library. Rpt. in The Bachman Books: Four Early Novels by Stephen King. Rage The Long Walk Roadwork The Running Man (New York: New American Library, 1985), 521- 692 with “Why I Was Bachman” (v-x). U.K. ed. London: New English Library, 1983. MoU-St

Dystopia in which a TV contest called “The Running Man” promises rich rewards for a man who can elude those hunting him and who will kill him if they find him. Made into a film in 1987 directed by Paul Michael Glazer (b. 1943) with the book revised for the film by Steven E. de Souza (b. 1947).