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306 pp. The Lottery and Other Stories is a 1949 short story collection by American author Shirley Jackson. Published by Farrar, Straus, it includes "The Lottery" and 24 other stories. This was the only collection of her stories to appear during her lifetime. Her later posthumous collections were Come Along with Me (Viking, 1968), edited by ...
- Shirley Jackson
- 1948
The Lottery and Other Stories is a collection of 25 short stories by Shirley Jackson, including the famous and chilling The Lottery, which explores the dark side of human nature and the cruelty of tradition. Join the millions of readers who have been captivated and disturbed by Jackson's masterful storytelling and insight into the human psyche.
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Mar 16, 2005 · 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.
- Shirley Jackson
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- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Mar 9, 2005 · 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.
Jun 6, 2023 · One of the darkest, most nightmarish stories of the twentieth century, Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” created a sensation when it was first published in 1948. This lucid tale of a sleepy town’s annual lottery―and the monstrous desires it awakens―endures as an essential classic of American fiction. The Lottery and Other Stories ...
Jun 6, 2023 · One of the darkest, most nightmarish stories of the twentieth century, Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” created a sensation when it was first published in 1948. This lucid tale of a sleepy town’s annual lottery—and the monstrous desires it awakens—endures as an essential classic of American fiction. The Lottery and Other Stories ...
Books. The Lottery and Other Stories. Shirley Jackson. Picador, Sep 24, 2019 - Fiction - 464 pages. Beautifully repackaged as part of the Picador Modern Classics series, this special edition is small enough to fit in your pocket and bold enough to stand out on your bookshelf. One of the most terrifying stories of the twentieth century, Shirley ...
