The Lottery and Other Stories -- Shirley Jackson

<p><b>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.</b> <p/>One of the most terrifying stories of the twentieth century, Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" created a sensation when it was first published in <i>The New Yorker </i>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. <p/><i>The Lottery and Other Stories</i>, 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.</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Shirley Jackson<br><b>Publisher:</b> Picador USA<br><b>Published:</b> 09/24/2019<br><b>Pages:</b> 464<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Hardcover<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.60lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 5.80h x 3.70w x 1.00d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781250239365<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>Shirley Jackson (1919-1965) wrote several books, including <i>Hangsaman</i>, <i>Life Among the Savages</i>, and <i>We Have Always Lived in the Castle</i>.</p>