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The Lottery and Other Stories
Contributor(s): Jackson, Shirley (Author), Homes, A. M. (Introduction by)
ISBN: 0374529531     ISBN-13: 9780374529536
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
OUR PRICE:   $15.30  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 2005
* Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: "The Lottery," one of the most terrifying stories written in this century, created a sensation when it was first published in "The" "New Yorker," "Power and haunting," and "nights of unrest" were typical reader responses. This collection, the only one to appear during Shirley Jackson's lifetime, unites "The Lottery: " with twenty-four equally unusual stories. Together they demonstrate Jack son's remarkable range--from the hilarious to the truly horrible--and power as a storyteller.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Classics
- Fiction | Short Stories (single Author)
- Fiction | Literary
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2004062825
Series: FSG Classics
Physical Information: 0.82" H x 5.5" W x 8.34" (0.64 lbs) 320 pages
 
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Publisher 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 collection of stories 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.

Contributor Bio(s): Jackson, Shirley: - Shirley Jackson (1916-1965), the author of The Haunting of Hill House, Hangsaman, Life Among the Savages, and We Have Always Lived in the Castle, is considered one of the masters of modern gothic fiction. She is perhaps best known for her short story "The Lottery."