{"product_id":"153546867_product","title":"Shirley Jackson - Lottery and Other Stories - Paperback","description":"New Store Stock\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this Item\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe item is a book Paperback\u003cbr\u003eThe Author Name is Shirley Jackson\u003cbr\u003eThe Title is The Lottery and Other Stories\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition New\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOther Comments\u003cbr\u003eNew Store Stock\u003cbr\u003eContent Language - English                       \r\u003cbr\u003eCategory - FICTION \/ Short Stories (single author)\u003cbr\u003eFICTION \/ Classics\u003cbr\u003eFICTION \/ Horror\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProduct Description -\u003cbr\u003eThis 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 TarttIn 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.\r\n\r\n    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 published in The New Yorker  in 1948, readers were so horrified they sent her hate mail  it has  since become one of the greatest American stories of all time.\r\n\r\n Her  first novel, The Road Through the Wall, was published in the same year and was followed by five more: 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. Shirley Jackson died in her sleep at the age of 48.    'An amazing writer ...\r\n\r\n if you haven't read any of her short stories ... you have missed out on something marvellous'  Neil Gaiman'Her stories are stunning, timeless - as relevant and terrifying now as  when they were first published ... 'The Lottery' is so much an icon in  the history of the American short story that one could argue it has  moved from the canon of American twentieth-century fiction directly into  the American psyche, our collective unconscious' A.\r\n\r\n M. Homes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen possible we will add details of the items we are selling to help buyers know what is included in the item for sale. The details are provided automatically from our central master database and can sometimes be wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBooks are released in many editions and variations, such as standard edition, re-issue, not for sale, promotional, special edition, limited edition, and many other editions and versions.  The Book you receive could be any of these editions or variations. If you are looking for a specific edition or version please contact us to verify what we are selling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGift Ideas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is a great gift idea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHours of Service\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nWe have many warehouses, some of the warehouses process orders seven days a week, but the Administration Support Staff are located at a head office location, outside of the warehouses, and typically work only Monday to Friday.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eLocation ID 245z\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eiHaveit SKU ID 174009748\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Modern Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title \/ unisex","offer_id":44546841182452,"sku":"174009748","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/1234\/6868\/files\/3dfbd1eeae02dc651b1ec04b1887069a.jpg?v=1781467805","url":"https:\/\/ihaveitmarketplace.com\/products\/153546867_product","provider":"iHaveit","version":"1.0","type":"link"}