Thinner Richard Bachman Stephen King 1984 Book Club Hardcover Dust Jacket
What happens when the law forgives a crime—but conscience demands a punishment?
In Thinner, Stephen King, writing as Richard Bachman, turns a wish for weight loss into a nightmare. After lawyer Billy Halleck escapes meaningful punishment for killing a woman with his car, a curse causes him to waste away regardless of how much he eats.
This unsettling supernatural horror novel explores privilege, guilt, and the boundary between justice and revenge. Food becomes both comfort and torment, raising a darker question: when we hunger for control over our bodies, what do we imagine it will satisfy?
Edition & presentation
- New American Library hardcover; copyright 1984.
- Book Club Edition, identified on the inside dust jacket flap.
- Dust jacket protected in a new, clear, archival-quality Brodart wrapper.
- Dust jacket shows edgewear and creases on the front coner
A compelling addition to a Stephen King or Richard Bachman collection, Thinner was the fifth Bachman novel and the last published before King’s pseudonym became publicly known. This book club edition offers an accessible way to collect an important title from that chapter of his career.
For a distinctive literary gift, pair the book with my coordinating artwork, “Dessert of the Damned.” Book and artwork sold separately unless specified.
