The Running Man is a 1982 novel by American author Stephen King. King wrote the science fiction over four days during a snowy February vacation when he was teaching high school. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Association | Description | Place | Locale | Food | Event | |
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| 1982/05/00 | Stephen King | Author | "The Running Man" by Stephen King, using the pen name Richard Bachman, is published by Signet, the fiction label of New American Library. | ||||
| 1982/05/00 | New American Library | Publisher | "The Running Man" by Stephen King, using the pen name Richard Bachman, is published by Signet, the fiction label of New American Library. | ||||
| 1987/11/13 | Loosely based on the Stephen King novel, "The Running Man" feature film directed by Paul Michael Glaser is released starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. |
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| Art Type | Book | a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers. | |
| Narrative Arts | Dystopian | relating to or denoting an imagined state or society where there is great suffering or injustice | |
| Narrative Arts | Fiction | prose literature, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people | |
| Narrative Arts | Narrative | an account of connected events | |
| Art Type | Novel | long form fiction narrative that is at least 40,000 words in length | |
| Narrative Arts | Prose | ordinary written language | |
| Narrative Arts | Science Fiction | ||
| Narrative Arts | Speculative Fiction | a genre of fiction that encompasses works in which the setting is other than the real world, involving supernatural, futuristic, or other imagined elements | |
| Devices | Television | a system for transmitting visual images and sound that are reproduced on screens, chiefly used to broadcast programs for entertainment, information, and education. | |
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| Original Language: | English | ||
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