Rita Hayworth and Shawshank redemption
by Stephen King · first published 1982
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Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption is a novella by Stephen King from his 1982 collection Different Seasons, subtitled Hope Springs Eternal. The novella has also been published as a standalone book. The story is entirely told by the character Red, in a narrative he claims to have been writing from September 1975 to January 1976, with an additional chapter added in spring 1977.
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Have Space Suit Will Travel (Heinlein) Stranger in a Strange Land (Heinlein) Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption (one story in the book "Different Seasons" by Stephen King) Of Mice and Men (Steinbeck) The Martian Chronicles (Bradbury) Roadside Picnic (Strugatsky) Frankenstein (Shelley) Brave New World (Huxley)…
on “Ask HN: What book had a big impact on you as a child or teenager?” ↗"Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" is one of my favourite Stephen King short stories (From "Different Seasons"). I actually read it after watching the film (which is just amazing) and still ended up liking the short story more than the…
on “Roger Ebert Reviews "The Shawshank Redemption"” ↗Naw, King's novella "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" was totally solid in its own right before the movie. Same with "The Body" and its earlier subsequent "Stand By Me". Both of those from "Different Seasons".
on “The Godfather almost never happened” ↗…off a lot of reading for me. Men Without Women is a nice little collection. A couple others to go deeper on ... Stephen Kind and Roald Dahl. King has many incredible novelas: The Body (Stand By Me); Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption (Shawshank Redemption); Hearts in Atlantis. Likewise, Dahl, known more for his children's books wrote some adult fiction, short stories. I think it is less about the book and more about when in your…
on “Ask HN: Great fiction books that have had a positive impact on your life?” ↗The title of the Stephen King story that the movie is based on is "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption."
on “Roger Ebert Reviews "The Shawshank Redemption"” ↗The translations of the title (Finnish, Greek, others?) referencing Rita Hayworth make more sense if you know the title of Stephen King's novella the movie was based on (Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption).
on “Roger Ebert Reviews "The Shawshank Redemption"” ↗