《The Lottery and Other Stories》是Penguin Classics出版的圖書，作者是Shirley Jackson
基本介紹
- ISBN：9780141191430
- 作者：Shirley Jackson
- 出版社：Penguin Classics
- 出版時間：2009年10月1日
- 頁數：320
- 定價：GBP 9.99
- 裝幀：Paperback
- 叢書：Penguin Modern Classics
內容簡介
"The Lottery", one of the most terrifying stories written in the twentieth century, created a sensation when it was published in 1948. Today it is considered a classic work of short fiction, remarkable for its combination of subtle suspense and pitch-perfect descriptions of both the chilling and the mundane. This collection, the only one to appear during Shirley Jackson's lifet...(展開全部) "The Lottery", one of the most terrifying stories written in the twentieth century, created a sensation when it was published in 1948. Today it is considered a classic work of short fiction, remarkable for its combination of subtle suspense and pitch-perfect descriptions of both the chilling and the mundane. This collection, the only one to appear during Shirley Jackson's lifetime, unites "The Lottery" with twenty-four equally unusual stories. 雪莉•傑克遜（1916-1965），美國小說家。在其所處的年代，她被認為是一個流行文學作家。近年來，她受到批評界越來越多的關注，作品被歸入美國經典文學之列。她影響了尼爾•蓋曼、史蒂芬•金等後輩作家。作品《邪屋》（The Haunting of Hill House）是蘭登書屋“現代文庫”讀者票選20世紀百大英文長篇小說之一。她還創作了童書多部。雪莉•傑克遜文字清新優美，美國中學課本中，至今仍有她的文章。 2007年，“雪莉•傑克遜獎”成立，獎掖心理懸疑、恐怖和黑色幻想類小說。 2010年，由喬伊斯•卡羅爾•歐茨編選的《雪莉•傑克遜長篇小說和故事選》由美國文庫出版。
