The Body

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"The Body" is a coming-of-age novella by Stephen King, best known as the basis for the 1986 film "Stand by Me."

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The Body canonical 5
"The Body" (mentioned) 1

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instanceOf coming-of-age story
novella
adaptedInto Stand by Me
author Stephen King
authorGenre Stephen King is primarily known as a horror writer
linked to: Stephen King
centralTheme death
friendship
loss of innocence
memory
collectionSection Fall from Innocence
countryOfOrigin United States
filmAdaptationDirector Rob Reiner
filmAdaptationReleaseYear 1986
filmAdaptationScreenwriter Bruce A. Evans
Raynold Gideon
filmAdaptationStars Corey Feldman
Jerry O'Connell
linked to: Jerry O’Connell

Kiefer Sutherland
River Phoenix
Wil Wheaton
filmAdaptationTitle Stand by Me
firstPublicationYear 1982
genre coming-of-age
drama
horror
hasFictionalLocation Castle Rock, Maine
literaryForm prose
mainCharacter Chris Chambers
Gordon "Gordie" Lachance
linked to: Gordie Lachance

Teddy Duchamp
Vern Tessio
medium print
narrativePointOfView first-person
narrator Gordon "Gordie" Lachance
linked to: Gordie Lachance
notableFor being the basis for the film Stand by Me
originalLanguage English
partOf Different Seasons
plotSummary Four boys go on a journey to find the body of a missing boy near their town.
protagonistGroup four 12-year-old boys
publishedIn Different Seasons
publisher Viking Press
linked to: The Viking Press
relatedWorkByAuthor Apt Pupil
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
The Breathing Method
setInFictionalTown Castle Rock, Maine
timePeriodSetting 1960

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Stand by Me basedOn The Body
Jerusalem's Lot, Maine appearsIn "The Body" (mentioned)
linked to: The Body