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

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Christine appearsInWork Christine (novel by Stephen King)
Christine (1983 film) basedOn Christine (novel)
linked to: Christine (novel by Stephen King)