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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Shirley_JacksonShirley Jackson - Wikipedia

    Shirley Hardie Jackson (December 14, 1916 – August 8, 1965) was an American writer known primarily for her works of horror and mystery. Over the duration of her writing career, which spanned over two decades, she composed six novels, two memoirs, and more than 200 short stories .

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  3. www.britannica.com › biography › Shirley-JacksonShirley Jackson | Gothic Fiction, Horror Writing & Short ...

    Mar 15, 2024 · Shirley Jackson (born December 14, 1916, San Francisco, California, U.S.—died August 8, 1965, North Bennington, Vermont) was an American novelist and short-story writer best known for her story “ The Lottery ” (1948). Compare Shirley Jackson's short story “The Lottery” to the Old Testament's Naboth with James Durbin.

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  4. www.biography.com › authors-writers › shirley-jacksonShirley Jackson - Movie, The Lottery & Stories - Biography

    Apr 2, 2014 · Learn about the life and works of Shirley Jackson, an American writer known for the short story 'The Lottery' and longer works like 'We Have Always Lived in the Castle'. Find out about her early years, career, death, and legacy in this comprehensive biography.

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  6. www.shirleyjackson.orgShirley Jackson's Bio

    Shirley Jackson, 1916-1965, one of the most brilliant and influential authors of the twentieth century, is widely acclaimed for her stories and novels of the supernatural, including the well-known short story “The Lottery” and the best-selling novel “The Haunting of Hill House.”

  7. www.goodreads.com › author › showShirley Jackson (Author of The Haunting of Hill House)

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    • August 8, 1965
    • December 14, 1916
    • The Haunting of Hill House.
    • We Have Always Lived in the Castle.
    • The Lottery.
    • The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson, A.M. Homes (Goodreads Author) (Introduction)

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  9. www.newyorker.com › magazine › 2016/10/17The Haunted Mind of Shirley Jackson | The New Yorker

    Oct 10, 2016 · The Haunted Mind of Shirley Jackson. A new biography explores one of the twentieth century’s most tortured writers. By Zoë Heller. October 10, 2016. A new biography argues that Jackson’s books...

  10. www.literaryladiesguide.com › jackson-shirleyShirley Jackson, Author of The Lottery and Other Thrillers

    Feb 6, 2019 · Learn about the life and works of Shirley Jackson, an American author of fiction and nonfiction who influenced a generation of genre writers with her stories and novels of psychological terror. Discover how she wrote "The Lottery" in three weeks, a controversial short story that put her on the literary map, and how she struggled with her personal and professional challenges.

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