Description: Shirley Jackson was born in California in 1916. When her short storywas first published in in 1948, readers were so horrified they sent her hate mail; it has since become one of the most iconic American stories of all time. Her first novel, , was published in the same year and was followed by five more: , , ,and , widely seen as her masterpiece. In addition to her dark, brilliant novels, she wrote lightly fictionalized magazine pieces about family life with her four children and her husband, the critic Stanley Edgar Hyman. Shirley Jackson died in her sleep in 1965 at the age of 48. Shirley Jackson was born in California in 1916. When her short story, 'The Lottery', was first published in the New Yorker in 1948, readers were so horrified they sent her hate mail; it has since become one of the most iconic American stories of all time. Her first novel, The Road Through the Wall, was published in the same year and was followed by Hangsaman, The Bird's Nest, The Sundial, The Haunting of Hill House and We Have Always Lived in the Castle, widely seen as her masterpiece. In addition to her dark, brilliant novels, she wrote lightly fictionalized magazine pieces about family life with her four children and her husband, the critic Stanley Edgar Hyman. Shirley Jackson died in 1965.
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EAN: 9780141191430
UPC: 9780141191430
ISBN: 9780141191430
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Item Length: 19.8 cm
Book Title: The Lottery and Other Stories
Item Height: 198mm
Item Width: 129mm
Author: Shirley Jackson
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Books
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication Year: 2009
Item Weight: 236g
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
