- Fiction, Horror, horror fiction, demonic possession
The Exorcist is a 1971 horror novel by American writer William Peter Blatty. The book details the demonic possession of eleven-year-old Regan MacNeil, the daughter of a famous actress, and the two priests who attempt to exorcise the demon. Published by Harper & Row, the novel was the basis of a highly successful film adaptation released two years later, whose screenplay was also written and produced by Blatty, and part of The Exorcist franchise. The novel was inspired by a 1949 case of demonic possession and exorcism that Blatty heard about while he was a student in the class of 1950 at Georgetown University. As a result, the novel takes place in Washington, D.C., near the campus of Georgetown University. In September 2011, the novel was reprinted by Harper Collins to celebrate its fortieth anniversary, with slight revisions made by Blatty as well as interior title artwork by Jeremy Caniglia.
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- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
- cooloverwhelming
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About the book
- Author
- William Peter Blatty
- First published
- 1971
- Pages
- 400
- Publisher
- Ediciones B Mexico, Brand: New Star Media, HarperCollins Publishers
- Editions
- 77
- Language
- French, Spanish, Dutch, Italian
- ISBN
- 9780552156882
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“THE BLAZE OF SUN WRUNG POPS OF SWEAT from the old man's brow, yet he cupped his hands around the glass of hot sweet tea as if to warm them.”
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