The Lottery and Other Stories

Fiction & Literature, Short Stories, Literary
Cover of the book The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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Author: Shirley Jackson ISBN: 9781429957847
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Publication: March 16, 2005
Imprint: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Language: English
Author: Shirley Jackson
ISBN: 9781429957847
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication: March 16, 2005
Imprint: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Language: English

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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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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