Program Type:
Book ClubAge Group:
Adults (ages 18+)- Registration is required for this event.
- Registration is no longer available for this event.
Program Description
Event Details
New location!
Come join us for our fun monthly book club meeting now at Shoots at the Tremont Collective. Grab a drink, relax, and chat about some great books with us! Book club will be hosted in the open seating area of the collective.
To obtain a copy of The Lottery by Shirley Jackson you can borrow a copy from our Library Catalog, find it in digital or audio using the Libby or Hoopla apps, or use our Link+ feature.
Summary
One of the most terrifying stories of the twentieth century, Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" created a sensation when it was first published in The New Yorker in 1948. "Power and haunting," and "nights of unrest" were typical reader responses. Today it is considered a classic work of short fiction, a story remarkable for its combination of subtle suspense and pitch-perfect descriptions of both the chilling and the mundane. The Lottery and Other Stories, the only collection of stories to appear during Shirley Jackson's lifetime, unites "The Lottery" with twenty-four equally unusual short stories. Together they demonstrate Jackson's remarkable range--from the hilarious to the horrible, the unsettling to the ominous--and her power as a storyteller.