Christine (novel by Stephen King)

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"Christine" is a 1983 horror novel by Stephen King about a sinister, seemingly sentient 1958 Plymouth Fury that exerts a deadly influence over its obsessed teenage owner.

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instanceOf horror novel
novel
author Stephen King
centralTheme bullying and revenge
obsession
possessiveness
supernatural possession
teenage alienation
containsElement graphic violence
supernatural events
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtist Diane Dillon NERFINISHED
Leo Dillon NERFINISHED
featuresFictionalObject Christine (1958 Plymouth Fury) NERFINISHED
featuresVehicleModel 1958 Plymouth Fury NERFINISHED
filmAdaptationDirector John Carpenter NERFINISHED
filmAdaptationReleaseYear 1983
followedBy Pet Sematary NERFINISHED
genre horror fiction
psychological horror
supernatural fiction
hasAdaptation Christine (1983 film) NERFINISHED
hasFormat hardcover
paperback
hasMotif 1950s rock and roll
cursed car
malevolent technology
isbnFirstEdition 0-670-22026-4
language English
mainCharacter Arnie Cunningham NERFINISHED
Dennis Guilder NERFINISHED
Leigh Cabot NERFINISHED
Roland D. LeBay NERFINISHED
mediaType print
narrativePerspective first-person
narratorCharacter Dennis Guilder NERFINISHED
notableFor personification of an evil car
pageCountFirstEdition 526
partOf Stephen King bibliography
precededBy Different Seasons NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1983
publisher The Viking Press
surface form: Viking Press
setInCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
setInPeriod late 1970s
setInState Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
timeOfStoryBeginning September 1978

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Christine appearsInWork Christine (novel by Stephen King)