Jackson Shirley - The Lottery And Other Stories - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: 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 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.
Title: The Lottery And Other Stories
Author(s): Jackson Shirley
Publisher: Picador
Barcode: 9781250239365
Pages: 464 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 9/24/2019
Series: FSG Classics
Category: Short Stories