Canadian Booksellers Honour 'Heavy Metal' King Of Writing
June 9, 2007, 17 years ago
According to CBC Arts, best-selling author Stephen King described his work as the "heavy metal" of writing when presented with a lifetime achievement award by the Canadian Booksellers Association.
King, author of horror tales such as The Stand, Carrie and It, is the first non-Canadian author to win the award, first handed out in 2000 to Timothy Findley.
Making his first public appearance in Canada, King spoke about his writing career before a packed Toronto audience Friday night.
"From the beginning, I saw writing as a fundamentally aggressive act," said King, known for his graphic descriptions of violence, as well as intriguing plot twists.He called his books the literary equivalent of a heavy-metal record.
"I want you to be actively engaged. I don't care if you laugh, scream, cry, throw up, whatever — but I like to get a reaction."
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One of Stephen King's favorite bands is AC/DC. Their 1986 Who Made Who album was released as the Maximum Overdrive soundtrack. According to Wikipedia, Maximum Overdrive is a 1986 tongue-in-cheek horror film, written and directed by King and was inspired by and loosely based on King's short story, Trucks, which was included in King's first collection of short stories, Night Shift.
