Play Sample

0:00

Imprint

Hodder Paperbacks
Hodder & Stoughton

Narrator
Frank Muller
Runtime
5hr 50m

The Body: An iconic story from the No. 1 bestseller, and the inspiration for the film Stand By Me

Stephen King

3 Reviews

Rated 0

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Thriller / suspense, Horror & ghost stories, Short stories

Imprint

Hodder Paperbacks
- Paperback Sep 14, 2021 | 9781529379334 | RRP $26.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Sep 9, 2021 | 9781473647916 | RRP $44.99 Buy Now
Play Sample
0:00
Imprint

Hodder & Stoughton
- Paperback Sep 14, 2021 | 9781529379334 | RRP $26.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Sep 9, 2021 | 9781473647916 | RRP $44.99 Buy Now
Play Sample
0:00

King's classic story, adapted into the movie Stand By Me.

The No. 1 bestselling author Stephen King's timeless coming-of-age novella, The Body - set in Castle Rock and originally published in his 1982 short story collection Different Seasons, and adapted into the film classic Stand by Me - now released as a standalone publication.

We'd all listened to the Ray Brower story . . . he was a kid our age

The small town of Castle Rock is tuning in to the news of a young boy who has gone missing from a nearby town.

Gordie Lachance and his three friends set off along the railway tracks on a quest, determined to become famous by officially finding the boy's body.

But their journey becomes a rite of passage, and as they cross the railway trestle and the tracks begin to hum, the boys encounter an intimation of their own mortality.

Adapted into the 1986 classic film Stand By Me, The Body is an iconic exploration of friendship, loneliness and adventure, an unforgettable coming-of-age story by master chronicler of small-town adolescence and universal experience, Stephen King.

More books by Stephen King

Left

Misery: Thrilling suspense from the No. 1 bestseller

Stephen King

'Salem's Lot: a chilling classic from the No. 1 bestseller

Stephen King

Carrie: An iconic chiller from the No. 1 bestseller

Stephen King

The Stand: An epic thriller from the No.1 bestseller

Stephen King

The Life of Chuck: Now a major film

Stephen King

Holly: The chilling crime thriller from the No.1 bestseller

Stephen King

The Colorado Kid

Stephen King

Gwendy's Final Task

Stephen King, Richard Chizmar

The Langoliers: An iconic story from the No. 1 bestseller

Stephen King

The Sun Dog: An iconic story from the No. 1 bestseller

Stephen King

Apt Pupil: An iconic story from the No. 1 bestseller

Stephen King

1922: An iconic story from the No. 1 bestseller

Stephen King

Billy Summers: An epic thriller from the No. 1 bestseller

Stephen King

Later

Stephen King

If It Bleeds: A riveting, dark story collection featuring 'The Life of Chuck'

Stephen King

Shining in the Dark: Celebrating Twenty Years of Lilja's Library

Stephen King, Jack Ketchum, P. D. Cacek, Stewart O'nan, Bev Vincent, Clive Barker, Brian Keene, Richard Chizmar, Kevin Quigley, Ramsey Campbell

The Institute: An epic thriller from the No.1 bestseller and an acclaimed TV series

Stephen King

Elevation: Literary suspense from the No. 1 bestseller

Stephen King

Flight or Fright: 17 Turbulent Tales Edited by Stephen King and Bev Vincent

Stephen King, Bev Vincent, Michael Lewis, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Richard Matheson, Ambrose Bierce, E.C. Tubb, Tom Bissell, Dan Simmons, Cody Goodfellow

The Outsider: A crime thriller from the No. 1 bestseller

Stephen King

Right

Praise for The Body: An iconic story from the No. 1 bestseller, and the inspiration for the film Stand By Me

King readers know that he is an absolute master of the long story - DAILY EXPRESS
The genius of King is not the fecundity of his imagination, great though it is, but the empathy he can create between reader and character - THE SCOTSMAN
An incredibly gifted writer - GUARDIAN