Shirley Jackson a rather haunted life

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 tumul...

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Main Author: Franklin, Ruth (Author)
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Language:English
Published: New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2017.
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Introduction: A Secret History -- Foundations: California, 1916-1933 -- The Demon In The Mind: Rochester, 1933-1937 -- Intentions Charged With Power: Brooklyn, 1919-1937 -- S & S: Syracuse, 1937-1940 -- The Mad Bohemians: New York, New Hampshire, Syracuse, 1940-1942 -- Garlic In Fiction: New York, 1942-1945 -- Sidestreet, U.S.A.: Bennington, The Road Through the Wall, 1945-1948 -- A Classic In Some Category: "The Lottery," 1948 -- Notes On A Modern Book Of Witchcraft: The Lottery: or, The Adventures of James Harris, 1948-1949 -- The Lovely House: Westport, Hangsaman, 1950-1951 -- Cabbages and Savages: Bennington, Life Among the Savages, 1951-1953 -- Dr. Write: The Bird's Nest, 1953-1954 -- Domestic Disturbances: Raising Demons, 1954-1957 -- What Is This World?: The Sundial, 1957-1958 -- The Heart Of The House: The Haunting of Hill House, 1958-1959 -- Steady Against The World: We Have Always Lived in the Castle, 1960-1962 -- Writing Is The Way Out: 1962-1964 -- Last Words: Come Along with Me, 1964-1965. 
520 |a 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. 
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