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Price: 14,95 €
(as of Oct 29, 2024 13:10:23 UTC – Details)
The iconic bestseller from Stephen King, writing as Richard Bachman, ‘Love The Hunger Games? . . . This prescient novel is a fast-paced and fun read – a harbinger of reality TV – and you’ll root for Ben to outwit the Games Network in this grim fight to the death’ (Today Books, NBC News) – now with a stunning new cover look.
It’s not just a game when you’re running for your life.
Every night they tune in to the nation’s favourite prime-time TV game show.
They all watch, from the sprawling slums to the security-obsessed enclaves of the rich. They all watch the ultimate live death game as the contestants try to beat not the clock, but annihilation at the hands of the Hunters. Survive thirty days and win the billion dollar jackpot – that is the promise. But the odds are brutal and the game rigged. Best score so far is eight days.
And now there is a new contestant, the latest Running Man, staking his life while a nation watches.
Publisher’s note: The Running Man is also one of the three stories featured in The Bachman Books.
Editore : Hachette Collections; 1° edizione (20 dicembre 2012)
Lingua : Inglese
Copertina flessibile : 256 pagine
ISBN-10 : 1444723545
ISBN-13 : 978-1444723540
Peso articolo : 1,05 Kilograms
Dimensioni : 12.8 x 2 x 19.6 cm
Alice –
Un libro diverso di King
Non sono una grandissima fan del King re dell’horror, ma non si può dirgli niente come scrittore: uno dei più grandi dei nostri tempi. Questo romanzo distopico è un grande esempio del suo ottimo ritmo e della scrittura intensa di cui è capace.
Amazon Customer –
The running man…
Lettura più che soddisfacente, il libro scritto con maestria da un maestro come Stephen King, seppure in un momento abbastanza prematuro della sua carriera. L’inglese in alcuni punti può risultare ostico, soprattutto per chi non lo mangia a colazione. Evitate di leggere l’introduzione perché contiene spoilers e purtroppo io me ne sono accorto quando ormai era troppo tardi e questo mi ha rovinato il finale.
Valerio Pastore –
Il primo concorrente potresti essere TU..!
Eâ davvero curioso come Hollywood abbia deciso di prendere, di questo romanzo, la sola idea di base per farne qualcosa di totalmente diverso, e intendo totalmente.La denuncia sociale, nelle pagine di âThe Running Manâ, o âLâuomo in fugaâ, è molto, ma molto più potente e su più livelli di quanto non lo sia la versione âzuccherataâ del cinema.Si percepisce un più mostruoso senso di realtà in questa distopia tristemente futuribile, un brivido attraversa il lettore nella consapevolezza che, a decenni di distanza dalla prima edizione, ci stiamo passo passo avvicinando al nostro cupio dissolvi come società civile⦠Anche per questo, è un libro che va raccomandato molto caldamente.
Gabriel L. –
Loved it, couldnât stop reading.
Amazon Customer –
First time reading king’s work as Richard Bachman, Richard Bachman definitely hits the ground running from the very first page, down the end started to understand the difference between Bachman and king although most of the time they sound the same, as good as the concept was felt rushed towards the end, but still a solid thriller nevertheless
manuel –
Llegó en excelente estado sin daños
R. Theisen –
A real page turner. I read the book in a day. The story is fairly fast paced. The chapters are small (1-5 pages each). The chapter numbers start at 90 and count down to 0. Itâs like a beat the clock type of thing. Kingâs writing pulls you in and makes you want to keep reading.The plot is basically that America has become overly obsessed with violence and sex and need to watch violent game shows to get their jollies. The main character is poor and supported by government âwelfareâ, but has a very sick 18 month old daughter that needs proper medical care, medicine, and a doctor. But due to the (dystopian) class system, the poor folk can only afford black market medication, that usually never really works. He basically says to himself that heâs got nothing to loose. So he chooses to fight the system and try out for one of the violent game shows where he could win $1 billion, but the catch is that youâll have to survive 30 days outrunning a team of highly trained, heavily armed hunters. Your given a 12 hour head start and you can run anywhere in the world… before the hunters start. Your picture is broadcasted to everyone watching across the country, so the public is in on it too. If someone sees you they can call in a tip and be rewarded.And one more thing the main character finds out just as the game is about to begin… no contestant has ever made it through the full 30 days without being caught. When the time comes, and the hunters have you surrounded the show breaks into regularly scheduled programming, and your own personal âWaterlooâ is broadcast live all over the country.But the main character is smart, maybe too smart…It is an easy read and a fast thriller.
Ioana –
Me gusta mucho Stephen King, entonces, la verdad, cualquier libro suyo para mi es un acierto, aunque haya algunos que me gusten más.Por otra parte creo que lo he conseguido a un precio bastante bien y el envÃo sin problemas.Per total muy contenta de la experiencia