The Lottery and Other Stories
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Back Cover Text:"An amazing writer" - Neil Gaiman
"One of the most famous short stories of the twentieth century, and surely one of the most wicked of any" - Donna Tartt
An excellent host finds himself turned out of his home by his own guests; a woman spends her wedding day frantically searching for her husband-to-be; and in Shirley Jackson's best-known story, a small farming village comes together for a terrible lottery.
The creeping unease of lives unravelling, and the unspoken terrors of everyday, suburban life are captured with brilliant clarity and sly humour in these tales by a master of the short story form.
"These stories are stunning, timeless - as relevant and terrifying now as when they were first published" - A. M. Homes