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Critics have rarely embraced Stephen King as a serious writer. But the prolific novelist, best known for his horror stories, is about to enter some serious company. The National Book
Foundation is honoring the best-selling author with a lifetime achievement award whose previous recipients have included Arthur Miller, Eudora Welty and John Updike. King discusses the award
and his writing with NPR's Susan Stamberg. Beginning with 1974's _Carrie_, King has published 40 books and more than 200 short stories. The author of _The Shining, Pet Sematary,
The Green Mile and The Shawshank Redemption_ resents being pegged in one genre. "It's always made me uneasy to be called a horror writer or a suspense writer," King tells
Stamberg on _Morning Edition_. "They're hooks to hang your hat on and I reject them. I've never denied that I was a horror writer, but I've never introduced myself as
that either. I see myself as Stephen King. I'm an American novelist, and that's it." Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
