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The Lottery and Other Stories

By Shirley Jackson
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
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The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson is a compelling collection that delves into the ordinary lives of people in suburban settings with an eerie and unsettling twist. The stories explore themes of tradition, social norms, and human nature through unexpected and often dark narrative turns. Jackson masterfully uses suspense and psychological insight to craft tales that linger in the reader's mind.
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You might enjoy this collection if you appreciate dark tales that explore the complexities of human nature with a sharp, unsettling edge. The stories often reveal the ordinary alongside the extraordinary, providing a glimpse into the eerie and unexpected lurking beneath the surface of everyday life. Fans of psychological suspense and those intrigued by the mysteries of societal norms and behaviour will find these stories particularly compelling.

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The Lottery and Other Stories

Offers a collection of short stories, in which an excellent host finds himself turned out of home by his own guests; a woman spends her wedding day frantically searching for her husband-to-be; and a small farming village comes together for a terrible annual ritual.

This is the definitive collection of Shirley Jackson's short stories, including 'The Lottery' - one of the most terrifying and iconic stories of the twentieth century, and an influence on writers such as Neil Gaiman and Stephen King.

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The definitive collection of Shirley Jackson's short stories, including The Lottery - one of the most terrifying and iconic stories of the twentieth century.

An excellent host finds himself turned out of home by his own guests; a woman spends her wedding day frantically searching for her husband-to-be; and in Shirley Jackson's best-known story, a small farming village comes together for a terrible lottery.

The creeping unease of lives squandered and the bloody glee of lives lost is chillingly captured in these tales of wasted potential and casual cruelty by a master of the short story.

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Reviews of The Lottery and Other Stories highlight Shirley Jackson's unique ability to craft terrifying tales that linger in readers' minds. Her work is acclaimed for its timeless quality and relevance, with "The Lottery" particularly noted for its deep impact on American literature and culture. Recognised as one of the twentieth century's most distinctive writers, Jackson's stories leave an indelible mark on the reader's imagination.

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ISBN: 9780141191430

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 October 2009

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 240g

Pages: 320

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Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics Series: Penguin Modern Classics Shirley Jackson

About the Author

Shirley Jackson was born in California in 1916. When her short story, 'The Lottery', was first published in the New Yorker in 1948, readers were so horrified they sent her hate mail; it has since become one of the most iconic American stories of all time. Her first novel, The Road Through the Wall, was published in the same year and was followed by Hangsaman, The Bird's Nest, The Sundial, The Haunting of Hill House and We Have Always Lived in the Castle, widely seen as her masterpiece. In addition to her dark, brilliant novels, she wrote lightly fictionalized magazine pieces about family life with her four children and her husband, the critic Stanley Edgar Hyman. Shirley Jackson died in 1965.

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