{"product_id":"9780374529536","title":"The Lottery: And Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the most terrifying stories of the twentieth century, Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” created a sensation when it was first published in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003ein 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lottery and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, the only one 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47024806985968,"sku":"9780374529536","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780374529536_p0.jpg?v=1763691349","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780374529536","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}