| Title | : | The Lottery and Other Stories |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Shirley Jackson |
| Release | : | 2005-03-16 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Short Stories, Books, Fiction & Literature, Literary Fiction, Horror |
| Size | : | 1607241 |
| 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. |
