A death-row guard meets an inmate with a gentle manner and an unusual gift
What it is about
Paul Edgecomb was the head guard on death row at Cold Mountain Penitentiary in the 1930s. He remembers the year when a huge, soft-spoken prisoner named John Coffey arrived, convicted of a terrible crime. Coffey seemed to have a power that no one could explain.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like Stephen King’s quieter, human stories.
What you will get
A page-turning story that is more sad than scary. It was first published in six monthly parts in 1996.
Behind the book
King released it as a serial novel in six small paperback installments in 1996.
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The Green Mile Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Horror · Prison · Miracles · Justice
Length
400 pages · ≈ 11 h
More about this book
Characters
Paul Edgecomb, John Coffey and the other guards.
Setting
A Southern prison in 1932.
What makes it different
Part prison drama and part fable, with a touch of the supernatural.
Feel
Gentle, harrowing and moving.
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