'Umney's Last Case' is a short story by American author Stephen King, first published in King's collection Nightmares & Dreamscapes (1993). In July 1995, it was published as a separate paperback as part of Penguin's 60th anniversary. It is an example of metalepsis in narratology.
A hard-bitten Chandler-esque gumshoe is plagued by the sense that something is off as he goes through a typical day on the job. In time, he learns that he is a character in a series of hard-boiled detective novels and that the author plans to destroy his protagonist and take his place in this fantasy version of 1930's southern California.
It's just another ordinary day in 1930's Los Angeles for private investigator Clyde Umney, until a new client walks into his office. Umney soon learns that his client is the crime-fiction writer who not only created him, but now needs to switch places with him. An unknown power forces Umney to take on the writer's identity in the year 1994. Now, Clyde needs to figure out how to get back.
Umney's Last Case has 744 ratings and 21 reviews. Janith said: This story is quite original. I like the concept. A cat and mouse game between a story wri...
'Umney's Last Case' is a short story by American author Stephen King, first published in King's collection Nightmares & Dreamscapes (1993). In July 1995, it was published as a separate paperback as part of Penguin's 60th anniversary. It is an example of metalepsis in narratology.
A hard-bitten Chandler-esque gumshoe is plagued by the sense that something is off as he goes through a typical day on the job. In time, he learns that he is a character in a series of hard-boiled detective novels and that the author plans to destroy his protagonist and take his place in this fantasy version of 1930's southern California.
It's just another ordinary day in 1930's Los Angeles for private investigator Clyde Umney, until a new client walks into his office. Umney soon learns that his client is the crime-fiction writer who not only created him, but now needs to switch places with him. An unknown power forces Umney to take on the writer's identity in the year 1994. Now, Clyde needs to figure out how to get back.
Umney's Last Case has 744 ratings and 21 reviews. Janith said: This story is quite original. I like the concept. A cat and mouse game between a story wri...
