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The Shining

1977 novel by Stephen King
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The Shining
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Summary

The Shining is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,421 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Stephen King[3]
  • Publisher: Doubleday[4]
  • Genre: psychological horror fiction[5], gothic fiction[6], thriller[7], horror fiction[8]
  • Followed by: Doctor Sleep[9]
  • Commons category: The Shining (novel)[10]
  • Language of work or name: English[11]
  • Country of origin: United States[12]
  • Inception: 1977[13]
  • Publication date: January 28, 1977[14]
  • Characters: Jack Torrance[15], Danny Torrance[16], Wendy Torrance[17]
  • Has edition or translation: The Shining[18], Osvícení[19]
  • Narrative location: Overlook Hotel[20]
  • Topic's main category: Category:The Shining (franchise)[21]
  • Main subject: schizophrenia[22], violence[23]
  • Number of pages: 681[24], 659[25], 652[26]
  • Nominated for: Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel[27]
  • Title: The Shining[28]
  • Derivative work: The Shining[29]
  • Form of creative work: novel[30]
  • Set in environment: hotel[31]

Product Details

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  • Release type: Prose[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8ec5337b-e980-4c50-b280-320b6af0344e[33]

Why It Matters

The Shining has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Related Entities

literary work 'Salem's Lot Stephen King The Shining The Stand United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'be', 'bg', 'bn', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'f
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  2. 21w ago · DanGFSouza · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subreddit → theshining
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  3. 23w ago · Juustila · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → Doctor Sleep
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