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Maine is the northernmost ___MASK45___ in the New England region of the northeastern United States . Maine is the 39th most extensive and the 41st most populous of the U . S . states and territories . It is bordered by New Hampshire to the west , the Atlantic ___MASK98___ to the east , and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the north . Maine is the easternmost ___MASK45___ in the contiguous United States , and the northernmost east of the Great Lakes . It is known for its jagged , rocky coastline ; low , rolling mountains ; heavily forested interior , and picturesque waterways ; and also its seafood ___MASK27___ , especially clams and lobster . There is a continental climate throughout the ___MASK45___ , even in coastal areas such as its most populous city of Portland . The capital is Augusta . Stephen Edwin ___MASK43___ ( born September 21 , 1947 ) is an American author of horror , ___MASK52___ ___MASK26___ , suspense , science ___MASK26___ , and fantasy . His books have sold more than 350 million copies , many of which have been adapted into feature films , miniseries , television shows , and comic books . ___MASK43___ has published 54 novels , including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman , and six non - ___MASK26___ books . He has written nearly 200 short stories , most of which have been collected in book collections . Many of his stories are set in his ___MASK81___ state of Maine . His novella " Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption " was the basis for the movie " The Shawshank Redemption " which is widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time . ___MASK52___ ___MASK26___ or supernaturalist ___MASK26___ is a genre of literary and media ___MASK26___ exploiting or requiring as plot devices or themes some contradictions of the commonplace natural world and materialist assumptions about it . Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption is a ___MASK53___ by Stephen ___MASK43___ , from his 1982 collection " Different Seasons ", subtitled " Hope Springs Eternal ". It is loosely based on Leo Tolstoy ___MASK16___ God Sees the Truth , But Waits . It was adapted for the screen in 1994 as " The Shawshank Redemption ", which was nominated for seven Academy Awards in 1994 , including Best Picture . In 2009 , it was adapted for the stage as the play " The Shawshank Redemption ". `` The Way Station '' is a ___MASK53___ by Stephen ___MASK43___ , originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science ___MASK26___ in April 1980 . In 1982 , `` The Way Station '' was collected with several other stories ___MASK43___ published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science ___MASK26___ as The Dark Tower : The Gunslinger . `` The Way Station '' formed the second chapter of the book , and was slightly revised for the inclusion . Richard Bachman is a ___MASK86___ name used by horror ___MASK26___ author Stephen King . The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 American ___MASK8___ film written and directed by Frank Darabont , and starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman . Adapted from the Stephen King novella " Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption ", the film tells the story of Andy Dufresne , a banker who is sentenced to life in Shawshank ___MASK45___ Penitentiary for the murder of his ___MASK100___ and her lover , despite his claims of innocence . During his ___MASK29___ at the ___MASK25___ , he befriends a fellow inmate , Ellis Boyd " Red " Redding , and finds himself protected by the guards after the warden begins using him in his ___MASK4___ - laundering operation .