Project Gutenberg on Nostr: #OTD in 1948. Shirley Jackson's short story "The Lottery" is published in The New ...
#OTD in 1948.
Shirley Jackson's short story "The Lottery" is published in The New Yorker magazine.
The story describes a fictional small American community that observes an annual tradition known as "the lottery", which is intended to ensure a good harvest and purge the town of bad omens. Jackson and The New Yorker were both surprised by the initial negative response from readers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lottery
#books #literature
Shirley Jackson's short story "The Lottery" is published in The New Yorker magazine.
The story describes a fictional small American community that observes an annual tradition known as "the lottery", which is intended to ensure a good harvest and purge the town of bad omens. Jackson and The New Yorker were both surprised by the initial negative response from readers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lottery
#books #literature