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Montauk Lighthouse
“We passed the Lighthouse Museum. Less than a hundred meters further on, we turned left. Night had fallen. Somewhere on the right, we could hear the ocean. A crescent moon filtered through the branches of the trees.”
Stephen King
The Montauk lighthouse is only passing through in Billy Summers, Stephen King’s novel, but its role is to anchor the story in a real setting. Indeed, if the first part of the story takes place in Red Bluff, a fictional town, the end takes place in Montauk, near the famous lighthouse.
Tribute to Emile Zola
Billy Summers, the main character of the novel, often mentions his admiration for Émile Zola. Thérèse Raquin is mentioned several times. Stephen King also quoting Charles Dickens. Two references about which the novelist explained himself in Esquire magazine: “When we first meet Billy, he’s thinking about Thérèse Raquin, which is one of Émile Zola’s early novels—kind of a scary book. I thought to myself, ‘Well, this guy’s probably read just about everything, but he keeps it to himself.'” For example, he mentions several writers such as Tim O’Brien, Émile Zola and Charles Dickens. I assume from that, the reader will say, “He’s probably really well-read. He’s read Hemingway and he’s read Faulkner, because he talks about As I Lay Dying.” He’s a well-read guy, but he just keeps it under the rose, so to speak.“
Pre-pandemic thriller
Billy Summers is also one of the first fiction novels to address the Covid-19 pandemic. Written before and during the health crisis, it tells a story set in 2019 but repeatedly refers to the fact that the world, unknowingly, is about to go under. A detail that helps anchor Billy Summers in a tangible context.
Billy Summers remained at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list for three weeks.
Montauk Point Lighthouse Museum
Built in 1797, automated since 1987, this magnificent lighthouse is the emblematic monument of the city of Montauk.
The first maritime lighthouse built in New York State, the Montauk Lighthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a National Historic Landmark. Subject to a preservation policy, due to the erosion of the rock which could endanger it, the monument culminates at 34 meters high. It served as part of the East Coast Defense Shield during World War II. It now houses a museum.
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Passionné de cinéma, de rock and roll, de séries TV et de littérature. Rédacteur de presse et auteur des livres Le Heavy Metal au cinéma, Paroles de fans Guns N' Roses, Paroles de fans Rammstein et Welcome to my Jungle : 100 albums rock et autres anecdotes dépareillées. Adore également voyager à la recherche des lieux les plus emblématiques de la pop culture.