Literary Fiction
Unsettling short stories of domestic unease, conformity, and quiet horror, including Jackson’s infamous small-town ritual tale.
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Unsettling short stories of domestic unease, conformity, and quiet horror, including Jackson’s infamous small-town ritual tale.
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The Lottery, one of the most terrifying stories written in this century, created a sensation when it was first published in The New Yorker. "Power and haunting," and "nights of unrest" were typical reader responses. This collection, the only one to appear during Shirley Jackson's lifetime, unites "The Lottery:" with twenty-four equally unusual stories. Together they demonstrate Jack son's remarkable range--from the hilarious to the truly horrible--and power as a storyteller.
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Marital and romantic tensions; no explicit sexual content
Violence & gore
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On-page ritual stoning death; menace and peril in other tales
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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Social drinking appears in at least one story
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
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Ritual tradition and faint religious overtones
Magic & witchcraft
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Mild witch and supernatural touches in a few stories
Occult / demonology
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Daemon-lover folklore; recurring devil-figure motif
Political content
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Central critique of conformity, scapegoating, racism, gender roles
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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On-page community killing; racism and women under social threat
Other
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