{"product_id":"lottery-book-shirley-jackson-9780679640394","title":"The Lottery","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the most terrifying stories of the twentieth century, Shirley Jackson's The Lottery created a sensation when it was first published in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003ein 1948. Power and haunting, and nights of unrest were typical reader responses. 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lottery and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, the only collection of stories to appear during Shirley Jackson's lifetime, unites The Lottery with twenty-four equally unusual short stories. Together they demonstrate Jackson's remarkable range--from the hilarious to the horrible, the unsettling to the ominous--and her power as a storyteller.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49566471356689,"sku":"CIN0679640398G","price":32.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0679640398.jpg?v=1751230855","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/lottery-book-shirley-jackson-9780679640394","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}