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Review"The stories remind one of the elemental terrors of childhood."--James Hilton, Herald Tribune "In her art, as in her life, Shirley Jackson was an absolute original. She listened to her own voice, kept her own counsel, isolated herself from all intellectual and literary currents . . . . She was unique."--\_Newsweek\_-- Review Shirley Jackson's The Lottery is a memorable and terrifying masterpiece, fueled by a tension that creeps up on you slowly without any clear indication of why. This is just a townful of people, after all, choosing their numbers for the annual lottery. What's there to be scared of? The ending is all the more stunning for the social commentary that comes like the slap of a hand and is gone. While The Lottery is probably the darkest story in this collection, the twist, the dig, and the unrelenting insights into human prejudices and frailties are present throughout. Prime targets are self-satisfied matrons, whose racism and elitism are glaringly exposed. Other tales are gentler yet often eerie: a single woman waits expectantly for the man she is to marry that morning, only to find he has disappeared as completely as if he had never existed; mild Emily Johnson

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Author

Jackson, Shirley

Publisher

The Creative Company

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9781583415849

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Short Stories

Rating

4.09 / 5 (297 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13