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Roadwork (novel)

Roadwork is a thriller novel by American writer Stephen King, published in 1981 under the pseudonym Richard Bachman as a paperback original. It was collected in 1985 in the hardcover omnibus The Bachman Books. The story takes place in an unnamed city of the Midwestern United States in 1972–1974. Grieving over the death of his son and the disintegration…

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Author
Stephen King (as Richard Bachman)
Genre
Psychological Thriller
Publication date
March 3, 1981
Publisher
Signet Books
Language
English
Media type
Print (Paperback)

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Roadwork (novel)

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Avg. degree1.95
Density0.052632
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Roadwork (novel)

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Author · 1
Roadwork (novel) → Stephen King (as Richard Bachman)
Genre · 1
Roadwork (novel) → Psychological Thriller
ISBN · 1
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Roadwork (novel) → English
Media type · 1
Roadwork (novel) → Print (Paperback)
Pages · 1
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Publication date · 1
Roadwork (novel) → March 3, 1981
Publication place · 1
Roadwork (novel) → United States
Publisher · 1
Roadwork (novel) → Signet Books

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Roadwork (novel)AuthorStephen King (as Richard Bachman)1.00infobox
Roadwork (novel)GenrePsychological Thriller1.00infobox
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Roadwork (novel)LanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Roadwork (novel)Media typePrint (Paperback)1.00infobox
Roadwork (novel)Pages2741.00infobox
Roadwork (novel)Publication dateMarch 3, 19811.00infobox
Roadwork (novel)Publication placeUnited States1.00infobox
Roadwork (novel)PublisherSignet Books1.00infobox

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