The Shining is a 1977 horror novel by American author Stephen King. It is King's third published novel and first hardback 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 …
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The Shining is a 1977 horror novel by American author Stephen King. It is King's third published novel and first hardback 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 Hotel in 1974 and his struggle with alcoholism. The novel was adapted into a 1980 film of the same name. The book was followed by a sequel, Doctor Sleep, published in 2013, which was adapted into a film of the same name. The Shining centers on the life of Jack Torrance, a struggling writer and recovering alcoholic who accepts a position as the off-season caretaker of the historic Overlook Hotel in the Colorado Rockies. His family accompanies him on this job, including his young son Danny Torrance, who possesses "the shining", an array of psychic abilities that allow Danny to see the hotel's horrific past. Soon, after a winter storm leaves them snowbound, the supernatural forces inhabiting the hotel influence Jack's sanity, leaving his wife and son in incredible danger.
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- BNF ID:
- 169868794
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Shining
mass market paperback
French language
Published Aug. 29, 1999 by J'Ai Lu.
- ISBN:
- 978-2-277-21197-6Copied ISBN!
Resplandor
688 pages
Spanish language
Published Feb. 27, 2020 by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-593-31123-3Copied ISBN!
The Shining (The Shining, #1)
English language
Published July 15, 1980
- ISBN:
- 978-0-450-04018-4Copied ISBN!
The Shining
474 pages
English language
Published 1977 by Doubleday & Company, Inc..
- OCLC Number:
- 43912992
Shining
512 pages
English language
Published 2007 by Hodder & Stoughton.
- ISBN:
- 978-1-84894-099-4Copied ISBN!
Hohto
Paperback, 662 pages
Finnish language
Published Nov. 30, 2013 by WSOY.
- ISBN:
- 978-951-0-40336-5Copied ISBN!
El-Lepsplandor
Hardcover
English language
Published Jan. 27, 1999 by Plaza & Janes Editores, S.A..
- ISBN:
- 978-84-01-47434-7Copied ISBN!
El Resplandor
rústica, 653 pages
Spanish language
Published 1977 by Debolsillo.
- ISBN:
- 978-958-8789-77-4Copied ISBN!
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