 First edition cover | |
| Author | Stephen King |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Frances Sternhagen |
| Illustrator | Bill Russell |
| Cover artist | Rob Wood |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Psychological thriller |
| Publisher | Viking |
Publication date | November 1992 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 305 |
| ISBN | 978-0-670-84452-4 |
Dolores Claiborne (/ˈkleɪbɔːrn/) is a 1992 psychological thriller novel by Stephen King. The novel is narrated by the title character. Atypically for a King novel, it has no chapters, double-spacing between paragraphs, or other section breaks; thus, the text is a single continuous narrative, which reads like the transcription of a spoken monologue. It was the best-selling novel of 1992 in the United States.[1] The story introduced the fictional community of Little Tall Island, which Stephen King later used as the setting for the original TV mini-series Storm of the Century.
The novel was highly successful in 1992 and received overall positive reviews. It led to a successful 1995 movie adaptation starring Kathy Bates that Time named among the top 10 greatest Stephen King film adaptations in 2013.[2] A two-act opera adaptation premiered in San Francisco in 2013. In 2017, the New York City Opera performed the world premiere of a new chamber version of the opera at the 59E59 Theater, directed by Michael Capasso.[3] In 2019, it was produced by the Boston University Opera Institute.[4][5]
- ^ Albert Rolls, Stephen King: A Biography, p. 109 (Greenwood Publishing Group, 2009). ISBN 978-0-313-34572-2
- ^ Susman, Gary (October 18, 2013). "The Big Chills: 10 Greatest Stephen King Movies". Time. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ^ "New York City Opera Presents Dolores Claiborne this Month", BroadwayWorld, September 28, 2017
- ^ "Tobias Picker & Janacek Headline Boston University Opera Institute Spring 2019 Operas". Opera Wire. February 21, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
- ^ "CFA Tackles Tobias Picker Opera Based on a Stephen King Novel". Boston University. Retrieved November 24, 2020.