A genius of literary suspense, known to millions as the author of the "
The Lottery", Shirley Jackson (1916-1965) plumbed the cultural anxiety of postwar America better than anyone.
Based on a wealth of previously undiscovered correspondence and dozens of interviews, Shirley Jackson reveals the tumultuous Life and inner darkness of the author, firmly placing Jackson within the American Gothic tradition..
A genius of literary suspense, known to millions as the author of the "
The Lottery", Shirley Jackson (1916-1965) plumbed the cultural anxiety of postwar America better than anyone