Author: Stephen King
Translator: San-ho Park
Publisher: Hwanggumgaji
380 pages | 210*140mm
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| >>>This book is written in Korean. |
About This Book
Thirty-three years, a horrific and life-altering accident, and thousands
of desperately rabid fans in the making, Stephen King's quest to
complete his magnum opus rivals the quest of Roland and his band of
gunslingers who inhabit the Dark Tower series. Loyal DT fans and new
readers alike will appreciate this revised edition of The Gunslinger,
which breathes new life into Roland of Gilead, and offers readers a
"clearer start and slightly easier entry into Roland's world."
King writes both a new introduction and foreword to this revised
edition, and the ever-patient, ever-loyal "constant reader" is rewarded
with secrets to the series's inception. That a "magic" ream of green
paper and a Robert Browning poem, came together to reveal to King his
"ka" is no real surprise (this is King after all), but who would have
thought that the squinty-eyed trio of Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and
Eli Wallach would set the author on his true path to the Tower? While
King credits Tolkien for inspiring the "quest and magic" that pervades
the series, it was Sergio Leone's The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly that
helped create the epic proportions and "almost absurdly majestic western
backdrop" of Roland's world.
To King, The Gunslinger demanded revision because once the series was
complete it became obvious that "the beginning was out of sync with the
ending." While the revision adds only 35 pages, Dark Tower purists will
notice the changes to Allie's fate and Roland's interaction with Cort,
Jake, and the Man in Black--all stellar scenes that will reignite the
hunger for the rest of the series. Newcomers will appreciate the details
and insight into Roland's life. The revised Roland of Gilead (nee
Deschain) is embodied with more humanity--he loves, he pities, he
regrets. What DT fans might miss is the same ambiguity and mystery of
the original that gave the original its pulpy underground feel (back
when King himself awaited word from Roland's world). --Daphne Durham
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