The Shining
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- Publication
- Doubleday first published The Shining in January 1977. (stephenking.com; read November 6, 2026)
- Where it is set
- The story takes place at the Overlook Hotel, where Jack Torrance is hired as the winter caretaker. (stephenking.com; read November 6, 2026)
The story behind The Shining
- In late September 1974 King spent a night at the Stanley, an old hotel in Estes Park. (stephenking.com; read November 6, 2026)
- He and his wife turned out to be the only guests, because the hotel was about to close for the winter. (stephenking.com; read November 6, 2026)
- He woke from a dream that night and had the outline of the novel before he finished a cigarette. (stephenking.com; read November 6, 2026)
- King wrote the novel while his family lived in Boulder, Colorado. (stephenking.com; read November 6, 2026)
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