The Lottery and Other Stories
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Shirley Jackson
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 one 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.
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Author
Shirley Jackson
Pages
320
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published Date
2005-03-16
ISBN
1429957840 9781429957847
Ratings
Google: 5
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"Mmmm. No es para mí, son muchas historias cortas pero en realidad no les encontré mucho sentido. Quit at 20% "
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Kasandra
"two or three stories in this collection hit a nerve. and there was a common thread throughout (if you know, you know!). but as impressive as that was, most of the tales contained were flat."
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