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Ззянне

by Stephen King

2024•EN
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Jack Torrance takes a job as the winter caretaker of the Overlook Hotel, an isolated resort in the Colorado Rockies. He moves his wife, Wendy, and their young son, Danny, into the snowbound building to repair his family life and finish a play. Danny possesses a psychic ability called the shining, which allows him to see the hotel’s violent history and the malevolent spirits inhabiting its halls. As winter storms cut the family off from the outside world, the hotel exerts influence over Jack’s alcoholism and volatile temper. The narrative follows Jack’s mental deterioration and Danny’s attempt to survive the physical manifestations of the building’s malice.

This book is intended for readers who study the interplay between inherited trauma and domestic isolation. It attracts those interested in how psychological vulnerability interacts with the supernatural. Readers gain an understanding of how addiction impacts familial structures and the ways isolation accelerates personal collapse. The text provides a detailed study of the tension between a parent’s protective instincts and their capacity for self-destruction. People finish this book with a clear view of how high-stress environments amplify internal psychological conflicts.

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Published
2024
Language
EN

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