Lottery and Other Stories, The [electronic resource]
Shirley Jackson2020
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This is the definitive collection of Shirley Jackson's short stories, including
'The Lottery' - one of the most terrifying and iconic stories of the twentieth
century, and an influence on writers such as Neil Gaiman and Stephen King.
'Shirley Jackson's stories are among the most terrifying ever written' Donna
Tartt
In these stories an excellent host finds himself turned out of home by his own
guests; a woman spends her wedding day frantically searching for her
husband-to-be; and in Shirley Jackson's best-known story, a small farming
village comes together for a terrible annual ritual. The creeping unease of
lives squandered and the bloody glee of lives lost is chillingly captured in
these tales of wasted potential and casual cruelty by a master of the short
story.
Shirley Jackson's chilling tales have the power to unsettle and terrify unlike
any other. She was born in California in 1916. When her short story The Lottery
was first publis...
Main title:
Lottery and Other Stories, The [electronic resource] / Shirley Jackson
Author:
Shirley Jackson, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Penguin UK, 2020
Collation:
1 online resource (1 audio file) (227 MB, 08:17:00 H)
Performers:
Narrator: Francine Brody
Audience:
Adult
System details:
Platform: findawayMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780141994871
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
448955
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eAudiobook |