Richard Bachman

Author:
Richard Bachman

Date of birth: 01-Jan-1970
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About the author:
Richard Bachman is the well-known pseudonym of a href="../authors/stephenking">Stephen King, used by the bestselling author to publish several novels early in his career without the pressure of his fame. King created the Bachman persona to test whether his work could succeed without the weight of his name and to publish more than one book per year, which his publishers were initially reluctant to allow.

Books published under the Bachman name include Rage (1977), The Long Walk (1979), Roadwork (1981), The Running Man (1982), and Thinner (1984). These works tend to be darker and more dystopian in tone, often exploring themes of violence, societal breakdown, and personal despair.

The secret was revealed in 1985, after a bookstore clerk noticed stylistic similarities between Bachman and King. Since then, King has occasionally returned to the Bachman name for later works like The Regulators (1996) and Blaze (2007).

Richard Bachman remains a fascinating literary alter ego, offering a grittier, more experimental side of Stephen King’s prolific imagination.