The Lottery

Shirley Jackson

Language: English

Published: Jun 15, 1948

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A seemingly ordinary village participates in a yearly lottery to determine a sacrificial victim.

The Lottery, one of the most terrifying stories written in this century, created a sensation when it was first published inTheNew Yorker. "Power and haunting," and "nights of unrest" were typical reader responses. Widely anthologized, "The Lottery" is today considered a classic work of short fiction.