The Shawshank Redemption

By: Stephen King

Narrated by: Frank Muller

#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King’s beloved novella, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption—the basis for the Best Picture Academy Award–nominee The Shawshank Redemption—about an unjustly imprisoned convict who seeks a strangely satisfying revenge, is available as a standalone book.

Suspenseful, mysterious, and heart-wrenching, Stephen King’s extraordinary novella, populated by a cast of unforgettable characters, tells a powerful tale of crushing despair and liberating hope through the eyes of Ellis “Red” Redding. Red’s a guy who can get you whatever you want here in Maine’s corrupt and hard-edged Shawshank State Penitentiary (for a price, of course), but the one thing he doesn’t count on is an unexpected friendship forged with fellow inmate Andy Dufresne—an inscrutable one-time banker perhaps falsely convicted of brutal, calculated murder who will go on to transform everyone’s lives within these prison walls.

Originally published in the 1982 collection Different Seasons, it was adapted into the 1994 film The Shawshank Redemption starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. Nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, this modern classic has become one of the most beloved films of all time. A mesmerizing work of unjust imprisonment and strangely satisfying revenge, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption remains one of Stephen King’s most beloved and iconic stories.

definitely the best book I've listened to all year!

while the narrative is somewhat along the lines of the movie, the Storyteller goes into much more depth than the movie ever could. I really enjoyed this book the orator was magnificent!

As usual, better than the movie

The attention to the details, as well as a reading but someone who sounds similar to Morgan Freeman made this listen outstanding.

A new story

I was expecting to just hear a text version of the film, but I ended getting a lot more.

Wonderful story and movie.

I've always loved this movie. The book is a bit different like always but the screenplay followed fairly close.
I'll be watching the movie tonight for sure. I can't help it.

Classic King story

Not sure what to say. It's a short listen, but a good one. Thank you Sai King for another beautiful story.