{"product_id":"the-life-of-chuck-9781668208786","title":"The Life of Chuck","description":"\u003cb\u003eStephen King's \"The Life of Chuck,\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a \"phenomenal\" (\u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e) tale of life and legacy--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003enow a feature film directed by Mike Flanagan and starring Tom Hiddleston, Mark Hamill, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Karen Gillan--available for the first time in a beautiful standalone edition.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally featured in the acclaimed story collection \u003ci\u003eIf It Bleeds\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ethis \u003c\/i\u003eunforgettable, mind-bending tale unfolds in reverse, taking readers through the extraordinary life of Charles \"Chuck\" Krantz. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a crumbling world plagued by natural disasters, collapsing infrastructure, and mass panic, bizarre billboards and advertisements appear throughout town: \"Charles Krantz. Thirty-nine great years. Thanks, Chuck!\" Marty Anderson, a schoolteacher, becomes obsessed with these messages as the world, inexplicably linked to Chuck's life, seems to be approaching its end. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold in three acts, presented in reverse order, \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Chuck\u003c\/i\u003e explores one man's past. We see him in middle age on a business trip in Boston as he is seduced by a busker into spinning a gorgeous sidewalk dance. And we see him as a child, in a house haunted by a terrible secret, learning to dance with his grandmother. In these pages King reminds us that life's quotidian pleasures are even more glorious because they are fleeting: the outrageous good fortune of a beautiful blue day after a string of gray ones; the delight of dancing when every move feels perfect; a serendipitous meeting. King's ability to describe pure joy rivals his ability to terrify us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow a major motion picture and winner of the Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award, \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Chuck\u003c\/i\u003e is a glorious story about community and about humanity at its best, a celebration of joy, mystery, existential wonder, and the multitudes contained in all of us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668208786\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 5.00w x 0.35d","brand":"Stephen King","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45316493017269,"sku":"9781668208786","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_cee45ce7-6a6d-439d-9e1b-875bbcb39605.jpg?v=1745331512","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-life-of-chuck-9781668208786","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}