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"스티븐 킹 신작, 몸무게가 점점 줄어드는 남자"
스콧에겐 한 가지 비밀이 있다. 외형은 그대로지만 몸무게가 매일 0.5kg씩 줄어들고 있는 것. 게다가 무거운 물건을 들고 체중계에 오르면 무게가 더해져야 할텐데 그렇지 않다. 마치 무중량 상태에 있는 우주 비행사의 몸처럼 변하는 중이다. 절친한 의사인 밥에게 찾아가 보지만, 초자연적인 현상 앞에서 그도 어쩔 도리가 없다. 혼돈 속에서 스콧은 생각한다. '중량'도 '시간'처럼 어떤 비가시적인 힘을 측량해보려는 인간의 미미한 시도에 불과할지도 모른다고.

마침내 그는 달력에 몸무게가 0이 될 날을 표시한다. 변화를 덤덤히 받아들이며 삶을 지속하기로 한다. 하루하루 작은 것들을 놓치지 않으려 노력하면서 말이다. 그러자 그동안 보이지 않았던 것들이 보이기 시작한다. 무심코 지나치던 마을 풍경의 아름다움부터, 사람들의 공공연한 편견과 차별, 그리고 그로 인해 상처받은 마음들까지도. '호러 소설의 대가'로 칭해져온 스티븐 킹의 따뜻한 시선을 만날 수 있는, 한 편의 동화 같은 이야기.

From legendary master storyteller Stephen King, a riveting story about “an ordinary man in an extraordinary condition rising above hatred” (The Washington Post) and bringing the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine together—a “joyful, uplifting” (Entertainment Weekly) tale about finding common ground despite deep-rooted differences, “the sign of a master elevating his own legendary game yet again” (USA TODAY).

Although Scott Carey doesn’t look any different, he’s been steadily losing weight. There are a couple of other odd things, too. He weighs the same in his clothes and out of them, no matter how heavy they are. Scott doesn’t want to be poked and prodded. He mostly just wants someone else to know, and he trusts Doctor Bob Ellis.

In the small town of Castle Rock, the setting of many of King’s most iconic stories, Scott is engaged in a low grade—but escalating—battle with the lesbians next door whose dog regularly drops his business on Scott’s lawn. One of the women is friendly; the other, cold as ice. Both are trying to launch a new restaurant, but the people of Castle Rock want no part of a gay married couple, and the place is in trouble. When Scott finally understands the prejudices they face—including his own—he tries to help. Unlikely alliances, the annual foot race, and the mystery of Scott’s affliction bring out the best in people who have indulged the worst in themselves and others.

“Written in masterly Stephen King’s signature translucent…this uncharacteristically glimmering fairy tale calls unabashedly for us to rise above our differences” (Booklist, starred review). Elevation is an antidote to our divisive culture, an “elegant whisper of a story” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), “perfect for any fan of small towns, magic, and the joys and challenges of doing the right thing” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).

< Review Text >

From legendary master storyteller Stephen King, a riveting story about
an ordinary man...

< Review quote >

"Written in masterly King's signature translucent style and set in one of his trademark locales, this uncharacteristically glimmering fairy tale calls unabashedly for us to rise above our differences... succinct, magical, timely...charming yet edgy." -- Booklist, STARRED review
[An] elegant whisper of a story...[Scott] finds a memorable--and quite beautiful, really--way to depart a town made all the better for his presence." --Kirkus Reviews, STARRED review
In this surprisingly sweet and quietly melancholy short novel, King weaves an eerie, charming tale of the ways that strange circumstances can bring people together...King's tender story is perfect for any fan of small towns, magic, and the joys and challenges of doing the right thing." --Publishers Weekly, STARRED review
Joyful, uplifting, and tinged with sadness." --Entertainment Weekly
There's a sweetness that feels like something new for King. It's heavy out there right now. Here's something that's not." --Gilbert Cruz, The New York Times Book Review
Delightful...What the slim volume lacks in weight, it makes up in pathos...As Carey's weight approaches zero and his center of gravity shifts, the book lifts off to an unforgettable and deeply moving conclusion." --Susannah Cahalan, The New York Post
A quick, satisfying read... the sign of a master simply elevating his own legendary game yet again." --Brian Truitt, USA Today
A slim book about an ordinary man in an extraordinary condition rising above hatred and learning to live with tact and dignity." --Ron Charles, The Washington Post
Stephen King still has the power to surprise his beloved 'constant readers.' [King is] a storyteller still at the top of his game. Elevation is a magical tale that entertains and manages to say a little something about the state of our culture in 2018." --Rob Merrill, Associated Press
This is not an offering to be missed. The master is at his impressive best here, and given a chance, it's a societal story that could actually live up to its title." --Tom Mayer, The Mountain Times
If you're one of those book lovers daunted by the sheer heft of some of Stephen King's work, take heart. His tiny new novel, Elevation, clocks in at 146 pages of a story that at first sounds like a dream come true...What happens when gravity can't hold you down The answer comes from King's mind. Enjoy Elevation for what it is: a story about something impossible happening to an otherwise pretty ordinary man." --Amanda St. Amand, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
A melancholy, moving fairytale of sorts, about how tolerance, understanding and forgiveness lift all spirits -- figuratively and literally.
--Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News
A welcome antidote to the angry rhetoric of our day." --Michael Berry, The San Francisco Chronicle
The kind of story you could inhale in a leisurely hour... rewarding and philosophically complex piece of work, offering both social critique and a meditation on how our different experiences shape our minds." --Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic
A resident with a mystical ailment begins spreading exuberance and kindness, the side effects of his unusual affliction...[a] somber, sweet novella." --People magazine

< About Stephen King >

Stephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes Fairy Tale, Billy Summers, If It Bleeds, The Institute, Elevation, The Outsider, Sleeping Beauties (cowritten with his son Owen King), and the Bill Hodges trilogy: End of Watch, Finders Keepers, and Mr. Mercedes (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel and a television series streaming on Peacock). His novel 11/22/63 was named a top ten book of 2011 by The New York Times Book Review and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller. His epic works The Dark Tower, It, Pet Sematary, and Doctor Sleep are the basis for major motion pictures, with It now the highest-grossing horror film of all time. He is the recipient of the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.

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