num_pages: 464
description: Jack Torrance sees his stint as winter caretaker of a Colorado hotel as a way back from failure, his wife sees it as a chance to preserve their family, and their five-year-old son sees the evil waiting just for them
language: English
title: The Shining
titlecomplete: The Shining
characters: Horace Derwent, Wendy Torrance, Dick Halloran, Jack Torrance, Danny Torrance, Delberg Grady
genres: Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Adult, Audiobook, Fantasy, Paranormal, Suspense, Classics
ratings_count: 1425990
places: Colorado, The United States of America
series: The Shining
awards: awardedAt: 252489600000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Fantasy Novel, awardedAt: 252489600000
name: Gandalf Award
publisher: Signet