Biography of Stephen king
Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror , supernatural fiction , suspense, and fantasy novels. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, [2] many of which have been adapted into feature films, miniseries, television series, and comic books. King has published 61 novels (including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman ) and six non-fiction books. [3] He has written approximately 200 short stories , [4] [5] most of which have been published in book collections. When Stephen King was two years old, his father left the family. King's mother raised Stephen and his older brother, David, by herself, sometimes under great financial strain. The family moved to De Pere, Wisconsin ; Fort Wayne, Indiana ; and Stratford, Connecticut . When King was 11, his family returned to Durham, Maine , where his mother cared for her parents until their deaths. King sold his first professional short story, "The Glass Floor", to St