The Lottery - Shirley Jackson Luitingh-Sijthoff

The Lottery - Shirley Jackson Luitingh-SijthoffThis is the definitive collection of Shirley Jackson's short stories, including 'The Lottery' one of the most terrifying and iconic stories of the twentieth century, and an influence on writers such as Neil Gaiman and Stephen King. In these stories an excellent host finds himself turned out of 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

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Hij beschrijft zijn eigen poëtische proces en benadrukt het belang van nauwkeurige observatie van de natuurlijke wereld als een bron van inspiratie

" One of the greatest novels of the 19th century

kermissen en jaarmarkten

Can we reject the literal truth of the Gospels yet still retain a Christian morality

acutely aware of her humble rank and with her cousin Edmund as her sole ally

blijkt niet alleen uit het magistrale Boek der rusteloosheid

and fifteen tantalizing fragments of unfinished stories published after her tragic death

De manier waarop hij dat doet is zowel zeer dubieus als geniaal

Cees Nooteboom lezen is zelf reizen

'moderne' literatuuropvatting

fresh and radical in its dissection of the limited options available to working women