Shirley Jackson
The lottery

2022 | Nakladatelství Penguin classics an imprint of Penguin books

Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.Celebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from haunted New …England to a sun-drenched Mediterranean island, and from a game of chess on the ocean to a love story on the moon. Beautifully designed and printed, these collectible editions are bound in colourful, tactile cloth and stamped with foil.Step into the unsettling world of Shirley Jackson with a collection of her finest, creepiest short stories, revealing the queen of American gothic at her mesmerising best. This selection includes 'The Lottery', Jackson's masterpiece and one of the most terrifying and iconic stories of the twentieth century.'An amazing writer ... If you haven't read her you have missed out on something marvellous' Neil Gaiman Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.Celebr…ating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from haunted New England to a sun-drenched Mediterranean island, and from a game of chess on the ocean to a love story on the moon. Beautifully designed and printed, these collectible editions are bound in colourful, tactile cloth and stamped with foil.Step into the unsettling world of Shirley Jackson with a collection of her finest, creepiest short stories, revealing the queen of American gothic at her mesmerising best. This selection includes 'The Lottery', Jackson's masterpiece and one of the most terrifying and iconic stories of the twentieth century.'An amazing writer ... If you haven't read her you have missed out on something marvellous' Neil Gaiman

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O knize

Stav:	Nová
Vazba:	Pevná
Počet stran:	232
Jazyk:	anglicky
ISBN10:	0241590531
ISBN:	9780241590539
Edice:	Little Clothbound Classics
Vydáno v:	London
Vystaveno:	24. 7. 2025 13:4
Číslo položky:	1315942

O autorovi

Shirley Jackson

Americká spisovatelka. Datum narození se někdy uvádí 1919, což je však mystifikace, jíž autorka srovnala svůj věk s věkem svého manžela, jehož celé jméno též někdy používala.

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