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Author(s): Savoy, Eric¹
Source:
American Book Review. Mar/Apr2017, Vol. 38 Issue 3, preceding p5-6. 3p.

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- Subject Terms:
  LOTTERY, The (Short story : Jackson); SHIRLEY Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life (Book); PRIVATE Demons: The Life of Shirley Jackson (Book)
- Subject Terms:
  JACKSON, Shirley, 1916-1965; FRANKLIN, Ruth; OPPENHEIMER, Judy
- Abstract:
  The article offers information on the works of author Shirley Jackson and writing of various authors on Jackson. Topics discussed include Jackson gains her popularity for this short story "The Lottery" which featured the tradition of selecting one of its citizens to be stoned to death; Jackson's fascination with the possibility of evil; and biography book "Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life" by Ruth Franklin and "Private Demons: The Life of Shirley Jackson" by Judy Oppenheimer.