An edition of Needful Things (1991)

Needful Things

Unabridged
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An edition of Needful Things (1991)

Needful Things

Unabridged
  • 4.05 ·
  • 19 Ratings
  • 283 Want to read
  • 19 Currently reading
  • 56 Have read

The town of Castle Rock, Maine has seen its fair share of oddities over the years, but nothing is as peculiar as the little curio shop that’s just opened for business here. Its mysterious proprietor, Leland Gaunt, seems to have something for everyone out on display at Needful Things…interesting items that run the gamut from worthless to priceless. Nothing has a price tag in this place, but everything is certainly for sale. The heart’s desire for any resident of Castle Rock can easily be found among the curiosities…in exchange for a little money and--at the specific request of Leland Gaunt--a whole lot of menace against their fellow neighbors. Everyone in town seems willing to make a deal at Needful Things, but the devil is in the details. And no one takes heed of the little sign hanging on the wall: Caveat emptor. In other words, let the buyer beware…

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Cover of: Needful Things
Needful Things
2020, Simon & Schuster Audio and Blackstone Publishing
Audio book on compact disc - Unabridged
Cover of: Needful Things
Needful Things
2018-05, Gallery Books
Paperback in English - First Gallery Books trade paperback edition (1)
Cover of: Sklepik z marzeniami
Sklepik z marzeniami
2018, Albatros
in Polish
Cover of: Needful Things
Needful Things
2016-05, Pocket Books
Mass Market Paperback in English - 1st Pocket Books paperback edition (1)
Cover of: 必需品专卖店
必需品专卖店: Needful Things
2012, Ren min wen xue
in Chinese - Di 1 ban
Cover of: Nuzhnye veschi
Nuzhnye veschi
2004, ACT
Hardcover in Russian
Cover of: Ruhlar dükkanı
Ruhlar dükkanı
1996, Altin Kitaplar
paperback in Turkish
Cover of: Bazaar
Bazaar
1993-09, France Loisirs
Hardcover in French - Une édition du Club France Loisirs
Cover of: Bazaar
Bazaar
1993-09, France Loisirs
Hardcover in English - Une édition du Club France Loisirs
Cover of: Needful Things
Needful Things
1992, New English Library / Hodder and Stoughton
Mass Market Paperback in English - New English Library early export edition
Cover of: Needful Things
Needful Things
1991, Viking
in English

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Edition Notes

20 CDs; Runtime: 25.18 hrs.

Published in
New York
Copyright Date
1991

Contributors

Narrator
Stephen King

The Physical Object

Format
Audio book on compact disc

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL32643794M
ISBN 13
9781797107530

Work Description

Needful Things is a 1991 horror novel by American author Stephen King. It is the first novel King wrote after his rehabilitation from drug and alcohol addiction. It was made into a film of the same name in 1993 which was directed by Fraser C. Heston. The story focuses on a shop that sells collectibles and antiques, managed by Leland Gaunt, a new arrival to the town of Castle Rock, Maine, the setting of many King stories. Gaunt often asks customers to perform a prank or mysterious deed in exchange for the item they are drawn to. As time goes by, the many deeds and pranks lead to increasing aggression among the townspeople, as well as chaos and death. A protagonist of the book is Alan Pangborn, previously seen in Stephen King's novel The Dark Half.

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