by Stephen King · Pearson Education Limited · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780582402751
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«Misery» is a simplified adaptation of Stephen King's suspense novel, published by Pearson Education Limited in paperback (87 pages, in English).
Paul Sheldon is the favourite writer of Annie Wilkes, an admirer who knows all his books about Misery Chastain. When she finds Paul injured after a car accident, she takes him to her home to care for him; upon learning that the writer plans to kill off her character, Annie is not willing to allow it. The fan's devotion turns Paul's convalescence into a fight for his freedom.
Text adapted by Robin Waterfield. This edition belongs to the Penguin Readers collection, level 6, and closes with vocabulary, comprehension, discussion and writing exercises. It was published in 1999.
Intended for students of English as a foreign language and for young readers aged 12 and over looking for an accessible version of Stephen King's suspense.
Stephen Edwin King is an American author. Dubbed the "King of Horror", he is widely known for his horror fiction and has also explored other genres, among them suspense, crime, science-fiction, fantasy, and mystery. He has written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been published in collections.
