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 Stories unites 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.
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🗸 Author(s): Shirley Jackson
🗸 Title: Lottery and Other Stories (FSG Classics)
🗸 Rating : 4.3 from 5 stars (3290 reviews)
🗸 Languange: English
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🗸 Supported Devices: Android, iOS, PC and Amazon Kindle
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