Now celebrating its 75th anniversary, a trove of iconic horror stories from the legendary Shirley Jackson, the master of the haunted tale (The New York Times Book Review). Featuring an introduction by A. M. Homes.
One of the darkest, most nightmarish stories of the twentieth century, Shirley Jacksons The Lottery created a sensation when it was first published in 1948. This lucid tale of a sleepy towns annual lotteryand the monstrous desires it awakensendures as an essential classic of American fiction.
The Lottery and Other Storiesunites The Lottery with twenty-four wonderfully strange and equally terrifying short stories from the legendary Shirley Jackson. Together they demonstrate Jacksons remarkable rangefrom the hilarious to the horrible, the unsettling to the ominousand showcase a true master at the height of her haunting powers.
Shirley Jackson(19161965) is a towering figure in twentieth-century gothic fiction. She is the author of many books and short stories, including
The Haunting of Hill House,
Hangsaman,
Life Among the Savages,
We Have Always Lived in the Castle, and The Lottery, which is considered to be her masterpiece.
Praise for The Lottery
The Lottery is a classic short story because of its power to unsettle us . . . Great writing can entertain, enlighten and even empower, but one of its greatest gifts to us is its ability to unsettle, prodding us to search for our own moral in the story.
Ruth Franklin,The New York Times
I read [The Lottery] in study hall, back at good old Lisbon High School. My first reaction: Shock. My second reaction: How did she do that?
Stephen King, author ofHolly
The Lottery was a consistent double feature in my nightmares.
James DeMonaco, filmmaker ofThe Purgeseries
I could shut the book, but the story kept murmuring.
Stephen Grahal5
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