The Lottery and Other Stories
Back Cover Text:"SHIRLEY JACKSON'S STORIES ARE AMONG THE MOST TERRIFYING EVER WRITTEN." - DONNA TARTT
"The Lottery," one of the most terrifying stories written in the twentieth century, created a sensation when it was published in 1948. 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. This collection, the only one to appear during Shirley Jackson's lifetime, unites "The Lottery" with twenty-four equally unusual stories. Together they demonstrate Jackson's remarkable range - encompassing the hilarious and the horrible, the unsettling and the ominous - as well as her power as a storyteller.
"Shirley Jackson is unparalleled as a leader in the field of beautifully written, quiet, cumulative shudders." - DOROTHY PARKER, Esquire
"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
SHIRLEY JACKSON (1919-65) wrote several books, including Hangsaman, Life Among the Savages, and We Have Always Lived in the Castle.