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What is The Shining by Stephen King about?

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An alcoholic man and his family move into a deserted hotel in Colorado to take care of it during the winter. The isolation and his demons, plus some weird phenomena in the hotel, slowly drive the man insane.

The shining in the title refers to his son's mental powers.

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