Shirley Jackson Collected Short Stories (The Great Author Series) - Hardcover

Jackson, Shirley

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0970903332 ISBN 13: 9780970903334

Publisher: Peterson Pub, 2001

Synopsis

Great Authors introduces readers to six of the world's premier authors and how they use language to create literary works of art. Each book presents a collection of the author's best short stories, a biography, and insightful notes about the stories. About the Author: Shirley Jackson was born in San Francisco, California on December, 14, 1919. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Syracuse University in 1940. Much of her writing was done during the years she was raising her children. She is best-known for the short story The Lottery, which was first published in 1948 and adapted for television in 1952 and into play form in 1953. Her published works include articles, nonfiction prose, plays, poetry, seven novels, and fifty-five short stories. Her other works include Life among the Savages, Raising Demons, The Haunting of Hill House, which was adapted to film, and We Have Always Lived in the Castle. She died on August 8, 1965 at the age of 45.

About this edition

• Publisher: Peterson Pub
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0970903332
• ISBN 13: 9780970903334
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 104
• Illustrator: Court Robert