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N.

Stephen King

First published 2008
Type Short Fiction
Length Novella

Synopsis

In the aftermath of her psychiatrist brother's suicide, a woman finds a box of notes with a cover note saying "BURN THIS", she pleads with a childhood friend who is also a psychiatrist to help her deal with what she finds in the box — her brother's notes on an encounter with a patient called, simply, "N" whose OCD may really have been keeping the universe intact.

Notes

Originally appeared as an online animated "movie" in 5 parts and also appears as a graphic novel (that was again, published as s 5-part miniseries).

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Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2009 British Fantasy Award Best Novella Nominee/Finalist
2009 Shirley Jackson Award Best Novella Nominee/Finalist

Publications (14)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
2008 Just After Sunset: Stories Hodder & Stoughton Collection 177
2008 Just After Sunset: Stories Hodder & Stoughton Collection 177
November 2008 Just After Sunset: Stories Scribner Collection 185
November 2008 Just After Sunset: Stories Scribner / SFBC Collection 185
November 2008 Just After Sunset Thorndike Press Collection 185
November 2008 Just After Sunset Simon & Schuster Audio Collection [9]
November 2008 Just After Sunset Scribner Collection
November 2008 Just After Sunset Scribner Collection
November 2008 Just After Sunset Scribner Collection 185
May 2009 Just After Sunset: Stories Pocket Books Collection 185
August 2009 Just After Sunset Pocket Books Collection 272
September 2009 Just After Sunset Pocket Books Collection 272
January 2018 Just After Sunset Scribner Collection 185
February 2018 Just After Sunset Turtleback Books Collection