"Stephen King's books have sold over 400 million copies in 30 languages, and have been the source for over 100 films and television programs. His uncanny ability to entertain while scaring the daylights out of readers drives this phenomenal success, but at the heart of his best work is a deep-seated awareness of the very real anxieties about life in America and the state of the nation at large." "Stephen King: America's Storyteller explores the particular American-ness of Stephen King's work. It is the first major examination to follow this defining theme through King's 40-year career, from his earliest writings to his most recent novels and the films made from them."--BOOK JACKET.