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The Lottery

The Lottery
作者:Shirley Jackson
副标题:And Other Stories
出版社:Farrar, Straus and Giroux
出版年:2005-03
ISBN:9780374529536
行业:其它
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内容简介

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.

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作者简介

雪莉•杰克逊(1916-1965),美国小说家。在其所处的年代,她被认为是一个流行文学作家。近年来,她受到批评界越来越多的关注,作品被归入美国经典文学之列。她影响了尼尔•盖曼、斯蒂芬•金等后辈作家。作品《邪屋》(The Haunting of Hill House)是兰登书屋“现代文库”读者票选20世纪百大英文长篇小说之一。她还创作了童书多部。雪莉•杰克逊文字清新优美,美国中学课本中,至今仍有她的文章。

2007年,“雪莉•杰克逊奖”成立,奖掖心理悬疑、恐怖和黑色幻想类小说。

2010年,由乔伊斯•卡罗尔•欧茨编选的《雪莉•杰克逊长篇小说和故事选》由美国文库出版。

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