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Aug 27, 1982 · Apt Pupil is the story of Todd Bowden, a brilliant kid that somehow finds out that a Nazi war criminal, Kurt Dussander, lives nearby. But instead of turning him out, Todd decides to feed his own psychopathic tendencies and so he learns from Dussander. Apt Pupil has two of the best characters Stephen King has ever created in my opinion.
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Brief Synopsis. "Apt Pupil" is set in the fictional town of Santa Rosa, California, during the 1970s. The story revolves around Todd Bowden, a bright and ambitious high school student who stumbles upon the dark secret of his elderly neighbor, Arthur Denker. Todd discovers that Arthur is actually Kurt Dussander, a former Nazi concentration camp ...
Agreed that it's one of his darkest - among novels and novellas, maybe only Pet Sematary is darker. I find many of his early books to have very vivid and realistic characterization, but agree that Apt Pupil is top tier for that. If someone were to describe the bare bones of the story, it sounds weird and implausible, but King grounds everything ...
Apt Pupil: Book vs Movie I’ve just started rereading Apt Pupil and I was thinking about how well the movie adaptation nails the tone, setting and characters of the book. But then I felt like the movie toned down the insanity and craziness in the second act which was a shame because it could’ve been really great.
Apt Pupil (1982) is a novella by Stephen King subtitled "Summer of Corruption", originally published in the 1982 novella collection Different Seasons with a more dramatic bent, rather than the horror fiction for which King is famous. [1] Apt Pupil consists of 30 chapters, many of which are headed by a month. Set in a fictional suburb of ...
Apt Pupil is a psychological thriller by Stephen King that delves into the dark and twisted relationship between a high school student and an elderly Nazi war criminal. As the student becomes increasingly fascinated by the old man's stories, their bond takes a sinister turn, leading to a chilling and suspenseful tale of manipulation and evil.
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Aug 27, 1982 · A 13-year-old boy who discovers that the true identity of an old man who lives in his area by the name of Arthur Denker is the Nazi war criminal Kurt Dussander. Banker who did some stock portfolio work for Arthur Denker. German war criminal a/k/a The "Blood Fiend of Patin".
