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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Table of Contents:
- 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.
