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Cujo
Sign in to saveCujo () is a 1981 horror novel by American writer Stephen King about a Saint Bernard who contracts rabies, then goes on a killing spree in his hometown. The novel won the British Fantasy Award in 1982 and was made into a film in 1983. Cujo's name was based on the alias of Willie Wolfe, one of the men responsible for orchestrating Patty Hearst's kidnapping and indoctrination into the Symbionese Liberation Army. King discusses Cujo in On Writing, referring to it as a novel he "barely remembers writing at all." King wrote the book during the height of his struggle with alcohol addiction. King goe
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- Author
- Stephen King
- First published
- 1981
- Editions
- 81
- Subjects
- suspense, psychological horror, Fiction, Rabies in fiction, Dogs in fiction, Dogs, Rabies, Horror
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- Cujo
- Book <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels or Wikipedia:WikiProject_Books >.image
- Cujo (1981) front cover, first edition.jpg
- Book <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels or Wikipedia:WikiProject_Books >.image_size
- 200px
- Book <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels or Wikipedia:WikiProject_Books >.caption
- First edition cover
- Book <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels or Wikipedia:WikiProject_Books >.author
- Stephen King
- Book <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels or Wikipedia:WikiProject_Books >.country
- United States
- Book <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels or Wikipedia:WikiProject_Books >.language
- English
- Book <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels or Wikipedia:WikiProject_Books >.genre
- Horror
- Book <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels or Wikipedia:WikiProject_Books >.publisher
- Viking Press
- Book <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels or Wikipedia:WikiProject_Books >.release_date
- September 8, 1981
- Book <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels or Wikipedia:WikiProject_Books >.media_type
- Print (hardcover)
- Book <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels or Wikipedia:WikiProject_Books >.pages
- 319
- Book <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels or Wikipedia:WikiProject_Books >.isbn
- 978-0-670-45193-7
- Book <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels or Wikipedia:WikiProject_Books >.followed_by
- Rattlesnakes
- Book <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Novels or Wikipedia:WikiProject_Books >.set_in
- Castle Rock, Maine
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Official website
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- Official website
- stephenking.com/library/novel/cujo.html
- Image
- Cujo (1981) front cover, first edition.jpg
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- Background
- Plot
- Characters
- Critical reception
- Adaptations
- ''Cujo'' (1983)
- ''C.U.J.O''
- ''Cujo'' (TBA)
- Allusions and connections to other King novels
- References
- External links
Cujo () is a 1981 horror novel by American writer Stephen King about a Saint Bernard who contracts rabies, then goes on a killing spree in his hometown. The novel won the British Fantasy Award in 1982 and was made into a film in 1983. Cujo's name was based on the alias of Willie Wolfe, one of the men responsible for orchestrating Patty Hearst's kidnapping and indoctrination into the Symbionese Liberation Army. King discusses Cujo in On Writing, referring to it as a novel he "barely remembers writing at all." King wrote the book during the height of his struggle with alcohol addiction. King goes on to say he likes the book and wishes he could remember enjoying the good parts as he put them on the page.
==Background==