The Shirley Jackson Book Cover Project

Back Cover Text:

毎年恒例のくじ引きのために、村の皆々が広場へと集まった。子供たちは笑い、大人たちは静かにほほえみ、この行事の目的を知りながら……。発表当時から絶大な反響を呼び、今なお読者に衝撃を与える表題作含む二十一篇を収録。

集中ジャクスンが本書で描くのは一見ありふれた日々の中の、そして人と顔を覗かせる人間の悪意。嫉妬、嘲笑、絶望——容赦ない筆によって引き出される黒い感情の数々が、あなたの心に爪を立てる。

Translation:

For the annual lottery drawing, the villagers gathered in the square. Children laughed, adults smiled quietly, all knowing the purpose of this event... Includes twenty-one stories including the title story, which sparked an enormous response upon publication and continues to shock readers to this day.

What Jackson depicts in this collection is the human malice that reveals itself in seemingly ordinary days. Jealousy, ridicule, despair - the dark emotions drawn out by her merciless pen will sink their claws into your heart.