{"product_id":"the-life-of-chuck","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--now 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 stand-alone \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eedition with a new introduction by Stephen King and a design surprise\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\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.","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51943681851623,"sku":"9781668208786","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_552dc91a-573d-4ae2-944d-de79e2263827.jpg?v=1775335489","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/the-life-of-chuck","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}