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Unjust conviction meets hopeful, transformative friendship.

If you're seeking a story that combines the grit of prison life with the warmth of human connection, then Stephen King's "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" is a fine choice. Much more than a tale of escape, it's a heartfelt manifesto on the resilience of the human spirit, friendship, and the quest for freedom, delivered with King's characteristic depth and narrative excellence. It's a relatively quick read that promises to leave a lasting impression, much like the iconic film adaptation it inspired.

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Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption

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ISBN: 9781982155759
Authors: Stephen King
Publisher: Scribner
Date of Publication: 2020-09-29
Format: Paperback
Related Topics: Crime, Suspense, Thriller, Classics, Mystery
Goodreads rating: 4.48
(rated by 64652 readers)

Description

Stephen King's novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, originally published in 1982 in the collection Different Seasons, follows Ellis “Red” Redding as he recounts life inside Shawshank State Penitentiary in Maine and his unlikely friendship with Andy Dufresne, a one-time banker unjustly imprisoned for murder. Through Red’s perspective, the story blends despair with quiet hope and the transformative power of friendship. The novella served as the basis for the 1994 film The Shawshank Redemption, which was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. This standalone edition presents the novella.
 

Unjust conviction meets hopeful, transformative friendship.

If you're seeking a story that combines the grit of prison life with the warmth of human connection, then Stephen King's "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" is a fine choice. Much more than a tale of escape, it's a heartfelt manifesto on the resilience of the human spirit, friendship, and the quest for freedom, delivered with King's characteristic depth and narrative excellence. It's a relatively quick read that promises to leave a lasting impression, much like the iconic film adaptation it inspired.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.