The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
The setting for the story, a gathering in a small rural village, wasn't a fictional construct in America in the summer of 1948 The setting was emblematic of
Winning the lottery is conventionally a joyous occasion, and the author Shirley Jackson wants you to think the same as the book opens innocently The story takes place on a June morning in the town square of a small village Amidst laughter and gossip, families draw slips of paper from a ballot box until
oregon second chance lottery Shirley Jackson published her story The Lottery in the New Yorker this week 66 years ago, on June 26, 1948 It is a powerful and disturbing The Lottery A member of our book club is very fond of Shirley Jackson's writings I have to admit I was not at all familiar with this author
