It's been quoted in a few of my novels and has such beautiful,poetic language!!!
2006-08-23 09:30:29 · 7 answers · asked by Grimm 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Koontz wrote it!
2006-08-23 09:50:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Book of Counted Sorrows
by Dean Koontz
2006-08-28 11:22:35 · answer #2 · answered by bootandpooh 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Book of Counted Sorrows was a previously nonexistent book "quoted" in many of Dean Koontz's books.
Rumor
For many years Koontz fans everywhere searched for this elusive book. Many librarians were frustrated in their attempts to locate it because it did not exist. This was confirmed by a librarian from Cedar Rapids Public Library who corresponded with Mr. Koontz regarding this mysterious book. Koontz himself stated that he received up to 3,000 letters per year inquiring about it. He includes a history of the poems in the beginning of the book, followed by the poems, some having never been in any of his books.
In a letter dated 8-10-92, Mr. Koontz stated:
"Actually, there is no such book. I made it up. The way you made up footnote sources for fabricated facts in high-school English reports. Oh, come on, yes, you did. Sometimes, when I need a bit of verse to convey some of the underlying themes of a section of a novel, I can't find anything applicable, so I write my own and attribute it to this imaginary tome. I figured readers would eventually realize THE BOOK OF COUNTED SORROWS was my own invention, and I never expected that one day librarians and booksellers would be writing from all over the country, asking for help in tracking down this rare and mysterious volume!"
Mr. Koontz went on to say that he would publish such a book in a few years when he has enough verses to fill a volume. According to Shannon Presley of Harvest Books, "Koontz himself wrote the poems, attributed to a Stephen Crane...you can find the collected poems at Veinotte at http://www.veinotte.com/koontz/sorrows.htm "
2006-08-23 16:50:14 · answer #3 · answered by oklatom 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Am I missing something...Book of Counted Sorrows is by Dean Koontz 2003
2006-08-23 16:42:24 · answer #4 · answered by chris 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You mean like those beautiful Dean Koontz novels? LOL
http://www.santacruzpl.org/readyref/files/a-b/bksorrow.shtml
2006-08-23 16:41:38 · answer #5 · answered by fishermanswife 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Guess what: the book does not exist! Many writers create "ghost" books and quote from them, as a way to give some "credibility" to an action or a thought.
2006-08-23 16:35:31 · answer #6 · answered by ptblueghost64 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I wish I knew. Dean Koontz quotes it all the time. Did you try amazon.com or Google it?
2006-08-23 16:33:24 · answer #7 · answered by angib18 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋