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The Lottery and Other Stories Spiral-Bound | 2005-03-09

Shirley Jackson A. M. Homes (Introduction by)

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A reissue of the masterful short story, coinciding with the publication of the graphic adaptation of its title story

One of the most terrifying stories of the twentieth century, Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" created a sensation when it was first published in 1948. 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 also includes twenty-four other stories encompassing the hilarious and the horrible, the unsettling and the ominous.

Publisher: Macmillan
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 320 pages
ISBN-10: 0374529531
Item Weight: 0.6 lbs
Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.0 x 8.3 inches
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"The stories remind one of the elemental terrors of childhood." --James Hilton, New York Herald Tribune

"In her art, as in her life, Shirley Jackson was an absolute original. She listened to her own voice, kept her own counsel, isolated herself from all intellectual and literary currents . . . She was unique." --Newsweek

Shirley Jackson (1916-1965) wrote several books, including Hangsaman, Life Among the Savages, and We Have Always Lived in the Castle.