The Shining is a vintage fiction novel by Stephen King, published in 1980 by Signet. It is a first edition paperback book with a mass market format and a movie tie-in yellow cover. The story revolves around the supernatural and occult, and is classified under the horror and general fiction genres. The book is 5 inches long, 7 inches wide, and 1 inch high, with a weight of 8 ounces. It is written in English and set in the 1970s.