The setting and characters are influenced by kings personal experiences, including both his visit to the stanley hotel in 1974 and his recovery from alcoholism. Jack torrances new job at the overlook hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. Stephen kings the shining special edition book cover on behance. The shining, gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. The shining paperback print, features the cover art from the 1st paperback edition of the shining by stephen king. There is a limited quantity available of the large size print, but these are all damaged. The figure of jack torrance was actually a photograph from an action figure form the movie the shining book cover. Having watched stanley kubricks film the shining several times i was persuaded by all the enthusiastic revues the books better than the film to read the stephen king novel its based on. The shining paperback print stephen king book cover art. I really enjoyed this book, but as with most stephen king books it took a while to read. As the offseason caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, hell have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with his family and working on his.
It isnt often i say a book is unputdownable, but its the only word that covers it. If you want to simplify your life, i strongly recommend that you try using one today. I have several templates available on the blog and i am adding another set. Every book is subjective with regards to its reader and to me, the shining is just an average book. Book cover tor stephen kings novel the shining the book cover is a mixture of several elements. What i particularly love about mr kings style of writing is that he doesnt feel it necessary to go over the top with his similes. A set of four different methods typeonly, illustration, computer generated, and flat color to demonstrate different designs for a series. Buy the shining book online at the folio society from the worlds most extensive selection of beautifully illustrated books. Could more accurately be called covers of classic books first up is my favourite stephen king novel, the. The shining is a horror novel by american author stephen king. It did not make it to the list of my favorites but i must say, this book was one heck of a read. This is the new english library edition i owned as a teenager. The room was a stock phot found online as was the carpet. Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time.
The figure of jack torrance was actually a photograph from an action figure form the movie. The shining paperback print stephen king book cover art signet. As part of my university course, i was asked to produce a special edition book cover for a penguin book title of my choice. Great terrorizing jack nicholson photo cover art from stanley kubricks the shining. We are excited to announce this very unique bonus print to the covers collection. We have reproduced the cover of the first paperback edition of the. I have not seen the film, but cant begin to imagine how it can cover all the detail the book does. It has been some years since i read the shining, and was pleased to see the recent film dr sleep was actually based on a book by stephen king. Keep scrolling to view this new set that will help you make a crazy day a little bit. Could more accurately be called covers of classic books first up is my favourite stephen king novel, the shining. Apr 27, 2015 this pin was discovered by brothertedd.
The shining denmark audio book the king cover archive. Have you tried using shining moms free printable daily planners. See more ideas about the shining, stanley kubrick and scary movies. The novel was adapted into a 1980 film of the same name and was later followed by a sequel, doctor. The shining book cover book cover with images book cover. Stephen king, shining, first edition, hardcover abebooks. As king has published more books and signed less, firsts of later novels have tended not to increase in value as much. Doctor sleep shining book 2 englisch gebundene ausgabe 24. As i knew the characters more, their backstories and everything, i realized that true horror isnt supernatural. The setting and characters are influenced by kings personal experiences, including both his visit to the stanley hotel in 1974 and his recovery from. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Recreation of the book cover for the classic stephen king novel, the shining. Published in 1977, it is kings third published novel and first hardback bestseller. This new one is my prettiest free printable daily planner ever.
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