![]() ![]() King continued Danny Torrence's story years after the first novel in Doctor Sleep. The Shining was made into a hit movie which launched Jack Nicholson's career. King graduated from the University of Maine, where he met and married his wife Tabitha King. The book was published by Doubleday in January 28, 1977. He has also written under the pseudonym of Richard Bachman. The Shining is the third book published by Stephen King it is his third novel. John Daniel Edward 'Jack' Torrance is the main antagonist in Stephen Kings horror novel The Shining (1977). ![]() His books Carrie, Cujo and the Dark Tower Series have rocketed him to fame and fortune. ![]() Although, to be fair, Jack would likely hate anyone given the circumstances of the job interview. Stephen King is an American horror-fiction writer. The Shining Summary Next Chapter 1 Jack Torrance looks across the desk at Stuart Ullman and thinks he looks like an officious little prick. A recovering alcoholic, Jack's inner demons begin to take hold of him in the hotel and he is slowly possessed by the Hotel's demons who are after Jack's son Danny who is gifted or cursed, with a mystic power called the Shining. Stephen King's definitive horror novel, The Shining, tells the story of Jack Torrance who takes his family to the Overlook Hotel, where things turn catastrophic.Ī frustrated writer, Jack Torrance takes his family to the Overlook Hotel after he accepts a job as the winter caretaker. ![]()
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