Just an Ordinary Day: A Collection of New and Previously Unpublished Stories

Jackson, Shirley (Edited By Laurence Jackson Hyman And Sara Hyman Stewart)

ISBN 10: 0553103032 / ISBN 13: 9780553103038

Published by Bantam Books, New York, Toronto, London, Sydney, 1996

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(First Edition, Second Printing) Book is a clean tight unmarked copy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Just an Ordinary Day: A Collection of New and Previously Unpublished Stories
• Publisher: Bantam Books, New York, Toronto, London, Sydney
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0553103032
• ISBN 13: 9780553103038
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Modern & Popular Fiction

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Synopsis

The stories in this edition represent the great diversity of her work, from humor to her shocking explorations of the human psyche. The tales range, chronologically, from the writings of her college days and residence in Greenwich Village in the early 1940s, to the unforgettably chilling stories from the period just before her death. They provide an exciting overview of the evolution of her craft through a progression of forms and styles, and add significantly to the body of her published work.



Just an Ordinary Day is a testament to how large a talent Shirley Jackson had and to the depth, breadth, and complexity of her writing. Though this remarkable literary life was cut short, Jackson clearly established a unique voice that has won a permanent place in the canon of outstanding American literature, and remains a powerful influence on generations of readers and writers.


From the Trade Paperback edition.

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in this edition represent the great diversity of her work, from humor to her shocking explorations of the human psyche. The tales range, chronologically, from the writings of her college days and residence in Greenwich Village in the early 1940s, to the unforgettably chilling stories from the period just before her death. They provide an exciting overview of the evolution of her craft through a progression of forms and styles, and add significantly to the body of her published work.



Just an Ordinary Day is a testament to how large a talent Shirley Jackson had and to the depth, breadth, and complexity of her writing. Though this remarkable literary life was cut short, Jackson clearly established a unique voice that has won a permanent place in the canon of outstanding American literature, and remains a powerful influence on generations of readers and writers.


From the Trade Paperback edition.