Hearts in Atlantis
About this book
Hearts in Atlantis (1999) is a collection of two novellas and three short stories by Stephen King, all connected to one another by recurring characters and taking place in roughly chronological order. The stories are about the Baby Boomer Generation, specifically King's view that this generation (to which he belongs) failed to live up to its promise and ideals. Significantly, the opening epigraph of the collection is the Peter Fonda line from the end of Easy Rider: "We blew it." All of the stories are about the 1960s and the war in Vietnam, and in all of them the members of that generation fail profoundly, or are paying the costs of some profound failure on their part. In this collection: - Blind Willie - Hearts in Atlantis - Heavenly Shades of Night Are Falling - Low Men in Yellow Coats - Why We're in Vietnam
Reader Profile
4.1/5 · 245 readers · 688 pages · ≈ 12 h 44 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read Hearts in Atlantis?
About ≈ 12 h 44 m — 688 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Hearts in Atlantis?
688 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Hearts in Atlantis?
It sits on the Horror, Thriller, Fiction shelves.
Is Hearts in Atlantis in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who are the main characters in Hearts in Atlantis?
The main characters include Willie Shearman, Peter Riley, Carol Gerber, Low Men in Yellow Coats.
Where does Hearts in Atlantis take place?
It is set in United States, Vietnam, University of Maine during 20th century, 1960s, 1966.
Who wrote Hearts in Atlantis?
Stephen King.