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The Shining - Stephen King (1977, Hardcover) First Edition, VG, HCDJ. Vintage.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Type
- Novel
- Signed
- No
- Book Series
- N/A
- Ex Libris
- No
- Narrative Type
- Fiction
- Features
- Dust Jacket
- Original Language
- English
- Intended Audience
- Adults, Young Adults
- Inscribed
- No
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Vintage
- Yes
- ISBN
- 9780385121675
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0385121679
ISBN-13
9780385121675
eBay Product ID (ePID)
150878
Product Key Features
Book Title
Shining
Number of Pages
464 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Occult & Supernatural, Horror, Ghost, Thrillers / Supernatural
Publication Year
1990
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.6 in
Item Weight
26.1 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
76-024212
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"A master storyteller." -- Los Angeles Times "Scary! . . . Serves up horrors at a brisk, unflagging pace." -- The New York Times "This chilling novel will haunt you, and make your blood run cold and your heart race with fear." -- Nashville Banner "Guaranteed to frighten you into fits. . . . with a climax that is literally explosive." -- Cosmopolitan "The most wonderfully gruesome man on the planet." -- USA Today "An undisputed master of suspense and terror." -- The Washington Post "[King] probably knows more about scary goings-on in confined, isolated places than anybody since Edgar Allan Poe." -- Entertainment Weekly "He's the author who can always make the improbable so scary you'll feel compelled to check the locks on the front door." -- The Boston Globe "Peerless imagination." -- The Observer (London), "A master storyteller." - Los Angeles Times "Scary! . . . Serves up horrors at a brisk, unflagging pace." - The New York Times "This chilling novel will haunt you, and make your blood run cold and your heart race with fear." - Nashville Banner "Guaranteed to frighten you into fits. . . . with a climax that is literally explosive." - Cosmopolitan "The most wonderfully gruesome man on the planet." - USA Today "An undisputed master of suspense and terror." - The Washington Post "[King] probably knows more about scary goings-on in confined, isolated places than anybody since Edgar Allan Poe." - Entertainment Weekly "He's the author who can always make the improbable so scary you'll feel compelled to check the locks on the front door." - The Boston Globe "Peerless imagination." - The Observer (London)
Dewey Decimal
[Fic]
Synopsis
Jack Torrance, his wife Wendy, and their young son Danny move into the Overlook Hotel, where Jack has been hired as the winter caretaker. Cut off from civilization for months, Jack hopes to battle alcoholism and uncontrolled rage while writing a play. Evil forces residing in the Overlook--which has a long and violent history--covet young Danny for his precognitive powers and exploit Jack's weaknesses to try to claim the boy, #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * ONE OF TIME 'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME * In this masterpiece of modern American horror that inspired Stanley Kubrick's classic film, Jack Torrance takes a job as the caretaker of the remote Overlook Hotel. As the brutal winter sets in, the hotel's dark secrets begin to unravel. "An undisputed master of suspense and terror." -- The Washington Post Jack Torrance's new job at the Overlook Hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. As the off-season caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, he'll have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with his family and working on his writing. But as the harsh winter weather sets in, the idyllic location feels ever more remote . . . and more sinister. And the only one to notice the strange and terrible forces gathering around the Overlook is Danny Torrance, a uniquely gifted five-year-old.
LC Classification Number
PS3561.I483
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