Apt Pupil
About this book
1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King's novella Apt Pupil, published in his 1982 collection Different Seasons, now available as a stand-alone edition!If you don’t believe in the existence of evil, you have a lot to learn. Todd Bowden is an apt pupil. Good grades, good family, a paper route. But he is about to meet a different kind of teacher, Mr. Dussander, and to learn all about Dussander’s dark and deadly past…a decades-old manhunt Dussander has escaped to this day. Yet Todd doesn’t want to turn his teacher in. Todd wants to know more. Much more. He is about to face his fears and learn the real meaning of power—and the seductive lure of evil. A classic story from Stephen King, Apt Pupil reveals layers upon layers of deception—and horror—as finally there is only one left standing.
Reader Profile
3.9/5 · 44266 readers · 224 pages · ≈ 4 h 09 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read Apt Pupil?
About ≈ 4 h 09 m — 224 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Apt Pupil?
224 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Apt Pupil?
It sits on the Horror shelves.
Has Apt Pupil been made into a movie or TV show?
Yes — screen adaptations include Apt Pupil (1999), Apt Pupil (1998).
Who wrote Apt Pupil?
Stephen King.