THE LOTTERY AND OTHER STORIES by Shirley Jackson

THE LOTTERY AND OTHER STORIES by Shirley Jackson

$16.00
$16.00
  • Softcover
  • Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
  • Publication Date: Reprint 2005
  • ISBN: 9780374529536
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.