Shirley Jackson
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The Lottery and Other Stories unites "The Lottery" with twenty-four wonderfully strange and equally terrifying short stories from the legendary Shirley Jackson. Together they demonstrate Jackson's remarkable range--from the hilarious to the horrible, the unsettling to the ominous--and showcase a true master at the height of her haunting powers.
Author: Shirley Jackson
Publisher: Picador USA
Published: 06/06/2023
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.30w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781250910158
The Lottery and Other Stories: 75th Anniversary Edition -- Shirley Jackson, Paperback
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A trove of iconic horror stories from the legendary Shirley Jackson, "the master of the haunted tale" (The New York Times Book Review).
One of the darkest, most nightmarish stories of the twentieth century, Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" created a sensation when it was first published in 1948. Now celebrating its seventy-fifth anniversary, this lucid tale of a sleepy town's annual lottery--and the monstrous desires it awakens--endures as an essential classic of American fiction.The Lottery and Other Stories unites "The Lottery" with twenty-four wonderfully strange and equally terrifying short stories from the legendary Shirley Jackson. Together they demonstrate Jackson's remarkable range--from the hilarious to the horrible, the unsettling to the ominous--and showcase a true master at the height of her haunting powers.
Author: Shirley Jackson
Publisher: Picador USA
Published: 06/06/2023
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.30w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781250910158
About the Author
Shirley Jackson (1916-1965) is a towering figure in twentieth-century gothic fiction. She is the author of many books and short stories, including The Haunting of Hill House, Hangsaman, Life Among the Savages, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, and "The Lottery," which is considered to be her masterpiece.
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American, Fiction, Fiction - General, FSG Classics, Horror fiction, Literary, Paperback, Picador USA, Shirley Jackson, Short Stories (single author), World LiteratureContact form
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