Stephen King is one of the most influential authors of today. His award-winning novels and short stories are known world -wide. His many awards and nominations have created a space for him in the literary world. King is a true "Horror King", for his books, turned movies, have scared millions world- wide. Stephen King has helped bring America to prominence through his many books, essays and short stories.
Stephen Edwin King was born on September 21, 1947 at the Maine General Hospital in Portland, Maine. His parents were Donald Edwin King and Ruth Pillsbury King. Stephen being the only natural born child in the family and his older brother David having been adopted at birth two years earlier.
"The Kings were the typical, "nuclear" family of the fifties until one night when Donald King said he was stepping out for cigarettes and was never heard from again." At this point Ruth took over raising the family with help from other relatives of the family. They traveled throughout many......

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Title: Stephen King's Influence On American Literature
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