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The Shining. The Shining is a 1977 horror novel by American author Stephen King. It is King's third published novel and first hardcover bestseller; its success firmly established King as a preeminent author in the horror genre. The setting and characters are influenced by King's personal experiences, including both his visit to The Stanley ...
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Jan 28, 1977 · The Shining is a story about the Torrance family. Jack, his wife Wendy and their five year old son, Danny. Jack is hired as the caretaker at the remote Overlook Hotel for the winter season. He is informed by the hotel manager that the previous caretaker, Delbert Grady, killed his entire family inside the hotel.
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Jun 26, 2012 · The Shining. Mass Market Paperback – June 26, 2012. by Stephen King (Author) 4.7 44,671 ratings. Book 1 of 2: The Shining. See all formats and editions. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME • Before Doctor Sleep, there was The Shining, a classic of modern American horror.
Apr 25, 2024 · The Shining, gothic horror novel by Stephen King, first published in 1977. Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time. A sequel, titled Doctor Sleep, was published in 2013 and adapted into a film in 2019.
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The Shining is a 1977 horror novel by Stephen King that follows the descent of Jack Torrance, a writer who becomes a madman at the Overlook Hotel, a haunted resort in the Colorado Rockies. The novel explores themes of alcoholism, madness, evil, and the supernatural, and is based on King's own experience of writing at a haunted hotel in Estes Park.
About The Shining #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE‘S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME • Before Doctor Sleep, there was The Shining, a classic of modern American horror. Jack Torrance takes a job as the caretaker of the remote Overlook Hotel.
Aug 27, 2013 · The Shining. Stephen King. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Aug 27, 2013 - Fiction - 688 pages. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME • Before Doctor Sleep, there was The Shining, a classic of modern American horror. Jack Torrance takes a job as the caretaker of the remote ...
