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One of the most terrifying stories of the twentieth century, Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” created a sensation when it was first published in The New Yorker in 1948. "Power and haunting," and "nights of unrest" were typical reader responses. Today it is considered a classic work of short fiction, a story remarkable for its combination of subtle suspense and pitch-perfect descriptions of both the chilling and the mundane. The Lottery and Other Stories, the only one to appear during Shirley Jackson's lifetime, unites "The Lottery" with twenty-four equally unusual short stories. Together they demonstrate Jackson's remarkable range -- from the hilarious to the horrible, the unsettling to the ominous -- and her power as a storyteller.
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LOTTERY & OTHER STORIES, Shirley Jackson
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- Released
- 2019
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Shirley Jackson
- Publisher
- Macmillan USA
- Released
- 2019
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 464
- ISBN10
- 1250239362
- ISBN13
- 9781250239365
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Classics, Short Stories, Horror, American Literature, Gifts for men, Horror Short Stories, Race, Racism, Gothic, Gothic Horror, Imagination, Dark Humor
- First published
- 1949
- Original title
- The Lottery and Other Stories
- Rating
- 4.05 out of 5
- Description
- One of the most terrifying stories of the twentieth century, Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” created a sensation when it was first published in The New Yorker in 1948. "Power and haunting," and "nights of unrest" were typical reader responses. Today it is considered a classic work of short fiction, a story remarkable for its combination of subtle suspense and pitch-perfect descriptions of both the chilling and the mundane. The Lottery and Other Stories, the only one to appear during Shirley Jackson's lifetime, unites "The Lottery" with twenty-four equally unusual short stories. Together they demonstrate Jackson's remarkable range -- from the hilarious to the horrible, the unsettling to the ominous -- and her power as a storyteller.