11/22/63
Sign in to save11/22/63 is a novel by American author Stephen King about a time traveler who attempts to prevent the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy, which occurred on November 22, 1963. It is the 60th book published by Stephen King, his 49th novel and the 42nd under his own name. The novel required considerable research to accurately portray the late 1950s and early 1960s. King commented on the amount of research it required, saying "I've never tried to write anything like this before. It was really strange at first, like breaking in a new pair of shoes."
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- Author
- Stephen King
- First published
- 1925
- Editions
- 49
- Subjects
- Assassination, Time travel, Fiction, Reading Level-Grade 7, Reading Level-Grade 9, Reading Level-Grade 8, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 10
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- Against a red background, the author’s name appears prominently near the top of the book cover in red, with the book title below it in black. The cover is dominated by an illustration of the front page of a vintage newspaper. A headline reads, "JFK SLAIN IN DALLAS, LBJ TAKES OATH", and a subtitle reads, "First Lady Emerges Unharmed; Shooter Charged as Killer." A photograph below the headline shows a motorcade which includes the presidential limousine
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- First edition cover
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- Stephen King
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- United States
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- English
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- Science fictionAlternate history
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- Scribner
- Book.release_date
- November 8, 2011
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- Print (hardcover)
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13 sectionsContents
- Background
- Publication
- Plot
- Alternate ending
- Characters
- Fictional
- Historical
- Critical reception
- Awards and honors
- Adaptation
- See also
- References
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11/22/63 is a novel by American author Stephen King about a time traveler who attempts to prevent the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy, which occurred on November 22, 1963. It is the 60th book published by Stephen King, his 49th novel and the 42nd under his own name. The novel required considerable research to accurately portray the late 1950s and early 1960s. King commented on the amount of research it required, saying "I've never tried to write anything like this before. It was really strange at first, like breaking in a new pair of shoes."
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 and the 2012 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. The novel was also selected by The New York Times as one of its 10 best books of 2011. The novel was adapted into a Hulu mini-series in 2016, 11.22.63.
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2010s mystery novels2011 American novels2011 science fiction novelsAmerican alternate history novelsAmerican English-language novelsAmerican novels adapted into television showsAmerican political novelsAmerican science fiction novelsCharles Scribner's Sons booksCultural depictions of John F. KennedyCultural depictions of Lee Harvey Oswald