11/22/63
Stephen King's 11/22/63 (1925) is an alternate history and time-travel fiction novel. The story is set in Dallas and Lisbon Falls, in 1958–1963. It features John F. Kennedy (1917-1963), John F. Kennedy and Jake Epping. It deals with Assassination, time travel, alternative history and voyages dans le temps.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.1 out of 5 from 115 ratings, and 806 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 50 editions across 9 languages. It appeared on the New York Times Combined Print And E-Book Fiction bestseller list in 2011.
It runs to roughly 849 pages — 15–16 hours of reading at an average pace.
About 11/22/63
11/22/63 is a novel by Stephen King about a time traveller who attempts to prevent the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy, which occurred on November 22, 1963 (the novel's titular date). It is the 60th book published by Stephen King, his 49th novel and the 42nd under his own name. The novel was announced on King's official site on March 2, 2011. A short excerpt was released online on June 1, 2011, and another excerpt was published in the October 28, 2011, issue of Entertainment Weekly. The novel was published on November 8, 2011 and quickly became a number-one bestseller. It stayed on The New York Times Best Seller list for 16 weeks. 11/22/63 won the 2011 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Best Mystery/Thriller and the 2012 International Thriller Writers Award for Best Novel, and was nominated for the 2012 British Fantasy Award for Best Novel[8] and the 2012 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel.
Awards & lists
- ✦World Fantasy Awards 2012 — Best Novel (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2012 — Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee)
- ✦British Fantasy Awards 2012 — August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel (nominee)
- ✦British Fantasy Awards 2012 — Robert Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee)
- 📰New York Times bestseller list — Combined Print And E-Book Fiction, 2011
Quick answers
Who wrote 11/22/63?
11/22/63 was written by Stephen King and first published in 1925.
What genre is 11/22/63?
It is usually shelved as Alternate History, Time Travel and Classic Fantasy.
How long is 11/22/63?
The median edition has 849 pages, about 15–16 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to 11/22/63?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Yiddish Policemen's Union.
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