by Stephen King · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788401371752
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The Shining is a horror novel by American author Stephen King, published in 1977. The story centers on Jack Torrance, an aspiring writer and recovering alcoholic, who takes a job as winter caretaker at the Overlook Hotel, a historic and isolated hotel in the Colorado mountains. Accompanied by his wife Wendy and son Danny, who possesses psychic abilities known as "the shining", Jack hopes to find the peace he needs to write his work, but the hotel is far from a peaceful place. As winter progresses, the isolation, the hotel's dark secrets, and supernatural forces begin to affect Jack's sanity, endangering his family.
Stephen Edwin King is an American author. Dubbed the "King of Horror", he is widely known for his horror fiction and has also explored other genres, among them suspense, crime, science-fiction, fantasy, and mystery. He has written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been published in collections.
