Désolation

Génial metteur en scène de nos terreurs, Stephen King n'était jamais allé aussi loin dans l'exploration des zones où le Bien et le Mal s'affrontent. Avec ce thriller au goût d'Apocalypse, il nous fait découvrir le vrai sens du mot Désolation. A notice to those who feel that Stephen King has lost his magic touch: Desperation is the genuine goods. The ensemble cast of ordinary Americans thrown together by chance, including a disgruntled alcoholic writer and a child who is wise beyond his years, may be a bit too familiar. But the nearly deserted Nevada mining town with an enormous haunted mine pit and an abandoned movie theatre where the survivors hang out makes for a striking battleground, and the grisly action rarely flags. Best of all, though, are the characters of Tak, the ancient body-hopping evil who emerges from the mine, and of "God"--Whom the New York Times describes as "the edgiest creation in Desperation. Remote, isolated, ironic, shrouded behind disguises, perhaps 'another legendary shadow, ' this deity forms a sly foil, and an icy mirror, to Tak." Located off a desolate stretch of Interstate 50, Desperation, Nevada has few connections with the rest of the world. It is a place, though, where the seams between worlds are thin. Miners at the China Pit have accidentally broken into another dimension and released a horrific creature known as Tak, who takes human form by hijacking some of the town's residents. The forces of good orchestrate a confrontation between this ancient evil and a group of unsuspecting travelers who are lured to the dying town. This rag-tag band of unwilling champions is led by a young boy who speaks to God. ([source][1]) [1]: https://www.stephenking.com/library/novel/desperation.html Le thm̈e de l'enfant prophẗe et rďempteur d'une petite ville minir̈e face ̉une entit ̌mortifr̈e. Descriptions et personnages trs̈ vivants. [SDM]