The Shawshank Redemption

This stand-alone edition of King's novella, retitled The Shawshank Redemption, like the film, celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Best Picture Academy Award nominee.

A mesmerising tale of unjust imprisonment and offbeat escape, The Shawshank Redemption is a Stephen King classic. Suspenseful, mysterious, heart-wrenching and populated by a cast of unforgettable characters, it is about a fiercely compelling convict named Andy Dufresne who is seeking a strangely satisfying revenge.

Originally published in 1982 as 'Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption' in the collection Different Seasons (alongside 'The Body', 'Apt Pupil' and 'The Breathing Method'), it was made into the film The Shawshank Redemption in 1994. Starring Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins, this modern classic was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and is among the most beloved films of all time.

One of the great storytellers of our time GUARDIAN The midlength narrative suits King's talents particularly well . . . Stories that cover a surprising amount of emotional territory but can still be read in a sitting WASHINGTON POST Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption remains one of [King's] most deeply humane and hopeful works of fiction VARIETY As classic as King's novels are, his shorter fiction is just as gripping USA TODAY

STEPHEN KING is the author of more than seventy books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. Some of King's recent bestsellers include Fairy Tale, Holly and You Like It Darker. The novella is a form King has returned to over and over again, and many have been turned into celebrated films, TV series and streamed events, including The Mist, The Body (Stand By Me) and The Shawshank Redemption, which was the basis of The Shawshank Redemption, IMDb's top-rated movie of all time. King is the recipient of the Sunday Times Award for Literary Excellence 2022, the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Maine with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.

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