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Key facts
- Author
- Stephen King
- Cover artist
- Dave Christensen
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Gothic novel Horror Psychological horror
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Publication date
- January 28, 1977
- Publication place
- United States
- Media type
- Print ( hardcover )
- Isbn
- 978-0-385-12167-5
- Library of congress classification span
- no2016154517
- Followed by
- Doctor Sleep
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- literary work
- Author
- Stephen King
- Genre
- horror literature
- Country of origin
- United States
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Followed by
- The Stand
- Follows
- 'Salem's Lot
- Main subject
- violence
- Image
- The Shining (1977) front cover, first edition.jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:The Shining (franchise)
- title
- The Shining
- publication date
- 1977-01-28
- number of pages
- 652
- characters
- Wendy Torrance
- language of work or name
- English language
- inception
- 1977-00-00
- form of creative work
- novel
- set in environment
- hotel
- Commons category
- The Shining (novel)
- nominated for
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel
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Encyclopedic overview
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 Hotel in 1974 and his struggle with alcoholism. The novel was adapted into a 1980 film and a 1997 miniseries. The book was followed by a sequel, Doctor Sleep, published in 2013, which in turn was adapted into a 2019 film.
The Shining centers on 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, who possesses "the shining", an array of psychic abilities that allow the child to glimpse the hotel's horrific true nature. Soon, after a winter storm leaves the family snowbound, the supernatural forces inhabiting the hotel influence Jack's sanity, leaving his wife Wendy and son in grave danger.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “The Shining” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.