- Different Seasons
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Different Seasons 
First edition coverAuthor(s) Stephen King Country United States Language English Publisher Viking Publication date August 27, 1982 Media type Print (Hardcover) Pages 527 ISBN 978-0670272662 Preceded by Night Shift Followed by Skeleton Crew Different Seasons (1982) is a collection of four Stephen King novellas with a more serious bent than the horror fiction for which King is famous:
Name Subtitle Movie Adaptation Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption Hope Springs Eternal The Shawshank Redemption (1994) Apt Pupil Summer of Corruption Apt Pupil (1998) The Body Fall From Innocence Stand by Me (1986) The Breathing Method A Winter's Tale N/A Afterword
At the ending of the book, there is also a brief afterword, which King wrote on January 4, 1982. In it, he explains when he wrote the four novellas, as well as how his agents expressed concern, he would be "written off" as someone who only wrote horror.
See also
Categories:- 1982 short story collections
- Short story collections by Stephen King
- Anthology book stubs
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