Short Stories

The Lottery

The Lottery

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  • Create Date：2022-10-08 09:54:01
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Shirley Jackson
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Summary

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

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Reviews

Megan Boyle ，

Such a quick read but this short story leaves you with a lot to think about。

Patricija - aparecium_libri ，

3。5It was short， but it definitely made me feel very uneasy because I could totally picture that ending scenario in my mind。 A story that began all nice in good spirits， ending in this fashion- I wouldn't be surprised if it happened in our modern times。 3。5It was short， but it definitely made me feel very uneasy because I could totally picture that ending scenario in my mind。 A story that began all nice in good spirits， ending in this fashion- I wouldn't be surprised if it happened in our modern times。 。。。more

Fabrizio Valenza ，

Unica nota negativa， il costo eccessivo per 80 pagine。 I racconti， però， sono molto belli。

Alexandra ，

Shirley Jackson fue una escritora estadounidense， cuyo principio conductor era que el terror más angustiante radica en la cotidianidad esclavizante de la existencia humana。Por eso， lo cotidiano le sirve de escenario y su imaginación se encargó de rellenarla cin angustia y horror。La lotería es un cuento muy breve con un desarrollo que toma de la mano al lector y lo lleva por un camini confuso que le hará sentir incomodidad y desconcierto， y aunque no lo suelta sino que lo acompaña cual madre a su Shirley Jackson fue una escritora estadounidense， cuyo principio conductor era que el terror más angustiante radica en la cotidianidad esclavizante de la existencia humana。Por eso， lo cotidiano le sirve de escenario y su imaginación se encargó de rellenarla cin angustia y horror。La lotería es un cuento muy breve con un desarrollo que toma de la mano al lector y lo lleva por un camini confuso que le hará sentir incomodidad y desconcierto， y aunque no lo suelta sino que lo acompaña cual madre a su pequeño hijo que aprende a caminar， Jackson dejará que lo inevitable y grotesco golpee de frente al lector， entregado y sumergido en el pequeño pueblo y su inual ritual。La lectura me trasladó automáticamente al relato "Narración de la isla" （Gog， de Giovanni Papini）， cuya premisa es similar， aunque este último no recurre tan bruscamente a la violencia humana -pero recurre igualmente-， pero sí a la inminencia de la muerte y la imposibilidad de escapar de las costumbres sociales。Breve pero poderoso， este fue el primer relato de la autora y， tras la lectura， es comprensible por qué causó tanto ruido。 Shirley Jackson fur alguien sin miedo a decir lo que nuestra oscura conciencia es libre de pensar。 。。。more

Allie Tra i libri ，

Breve ma davvero intenso

Iqra ，

On the morning of June 27th everyone gathers in the village to participate in a lottery which no one wants to win but are forced to as a part of their old traditions。 The winner of the lottery gets stoned as they had lost their original black box and they had forgotten most of the rituals。

Elizabeth ，

I found this book when I searched for short stories。 It was okay。 I didn't realize what was happening till the end。 I'm glad I read this book as it was suggested。 Overall not bad， just different。 I found this book when I searched for short stories。 It was okay。 I didn't realize what was happening till the end。 I'm glad I read this book as it was suggested。 Overall not bad， just different。 。。。more

Tiziana ，

Scrittura avvincente e scorrevole ed inquietante la Jackson ti lascia sempre incantata。

Daisy ，

She was really rocked out of the world

Frayda ，

4。5/5

Mona ，

4。5 stars“The Lottery” is a short story by Shirley Jackson。 It’s about an annual lottery which takes place in a small American town。 That’s all you should know before starting this book。 I went in totally blind and was extremely surprised， so I’d definitely recommend reading it that way。It’s hard to rate how much I was captivated by the book because it’s only 30 pages。 But these few pages grabbed my attention and I literally flew through the book。The characters are a nice addition but I don’t th 4。5 stars“The Lottery” is a short story by Shirley Jackson。 It’s about an annual lottery which takes place in a small American town。 That’s all you should know before starting this book。 I went in totally blind and was extremely surprised， so I’d definitely recommend reading it that way。It’s hard to rate how much I was captivated by the book because it’s only 30 pages。 But these few pages grabbed my attention and I literally flew through the book。The characters are a nice addition but I don’t think they are the main selling point of this book。 It’s more about the story itself and how it develops。 The writing is appropriate and meaningful。 After reading I did some research and so many small details have great importance and can be interpreted。 I will write down some thoughts in the spoiler section。 In conclusion， this book has every right to be considered a classic and I would recommend it to everybody， since it is such a short but powerful read！（view spoiler）[- the book shows that people have to think， even though some things have been around for a long time you still have to form an opinion on certain things， the Lottery is an old tradition and the people don't question it at all （the old box also shows how old the tradition really is）- I feel like the murder itself doesn't have that big of an impact on the individuals， because everything happens as a group and therefore there is no person responsible alone- even the family members do accept the victim's fate- at the beginning I thought that the kids were playing with the stones but it turns out they are the weapons- at the beginning the narrator tells the reader about a warm summer day with flowers blooming， which does not show any indicators on how the story will be ending （hide spoiler）] 。。。more

Scott Leeker ，

yeah this is pretty good， think i read it in high school at some point so read it to see。。。still not positive i read it before but yeah it was good

Sabrina J ，

did not see that coming broalso: we are sheep。

Chiara F。 B。 ，

Si può dire WOW， per un racconto così breve？ Si， se a scriverlo è la Jackson。 Perché se tutto inizia come un piccolo momento di paese， arrivi ad un punto in cui ti vengono i brividi perché capisci finalmente cosa succederà。 Ho ancora la pelle d’oca adesso。

Kaatnish Behlah Reenehsmey Teyssah ，

HOT DAMN I THOUGHT I FOUND MY FAOVRITE SHORT STORY BUT THIS BAD BOY SHOWED UPOH M YGOD THIS IS EXACTLY THE SHIT I WANT TO CONSUME。i almost want ot lower the rating for the other ones now wtf was this。 chills。

Matilda Gustafsson ，

sååå bra typ 30 sidor och den finns gratis online！！läs utan att veta någonting är mitt tips för jag var shookkkk

Poppy O’Connor ，

Shirley Jackson walked so King could run， the setting of polite， small town， 1950s America is my favourite ever setting for horror

Lucy （Bookworm_Lucy） ，

I thought this story was really interesting， and had a very dark twist。 After reading it for my school's book club， I initially didn't enjoy it too much。 But， as the story quickly progressed， it became more intriguing。 I really enjoyed the end！ I thought this story was really interesting， and had a very dark twist。 After reading it for my school's book club， I initially didn't enjoy it too much。 But， as the story quickly progressed， it became more intriguing。 I really enjoyed the end！ 。。。more

Leyendo con el Alma ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 No se cómo calificar este relato。 No se si es una maravilla o es un desastre。En este momento me siento estafada y decepcionada。 Entre a él sin saber de que iba a propósito。 Cuando comencé a leerlo me imaginé que está lotería o sorteo no iba a terminar bien。Qué pasó al final？ Bueno me dejó sin información。 La lotería es una tradición。 Por qué lo es？ No te lo explica nunca。 Entonces llegas al final y 。。。。 y listo， seguís sin saber porque es una tradición entonces lo que hacen no tiene sentido。⚠️SP No se cómo calificar este relato。 No se si es una maravilla o es un desastre。En este momento me siento estafada y decepcionada。 Entre a él sin saber de que iba a propósito。 Cuando comencé a leerlo me imaginé que está lotería o sorteo no iba a terminar bien。Qué pasó al final？ Bueno me dejó sin información。 La lotería es una tradición。 Por qué lo es？ No te lo explica nunca。 Entonces llegas al final y 。。。。 y listo， seguís sin saber porque es una tradición entonces lo que hacen no tiene sentido。⚠️SPOILER⚠️A ver， la lotería se hace para ver quien recibe piedrazos， o sea para ver a quién del pueblo apedrean。 Y por qué hacen eso？ Porque es tradición。 Y por qué es tradición？ Vaya uno a saber 🤦🏻‍♀️Entonces， hacen una lotería para apedrear a alguien sólo porque sí。 Te dice que esa costumbre ya es criticada en otros pueblos y que en algunos ya no lo hacen， pero en ese pueblo sí。 Y por qué lo siguen haciendo？ No te lo dice， es tradición。 Entonces， el relato es interesante y te mantiene intrigado， pero hasta ahí porque no te dice nada， y al no decir nada no tiene sentido lo que te cuenta。Además， la gente del pueblo va y participa voluntariamente de la lotería y nadie se queja （sabiendo lo que va a pasar） hasta que a uno le toca y ahí ya no le gusta。 Y además el resto junta y le tira las piedras sin problema。 O sea。。。。en serio？？ Si queres mostrarme el asco que somos los humanos por lo menos explícame que motiva a esta pueblo a ser así！ A mí dame cuentos perturbadores pero con lógica por favor。 Ya me decidí。 Sale 1🌟Hace mucho que algo no me enoja tanto como para ponerle esa calificación。 。。。more

bre ，

Reminds me of midsommar

Yomi ，

Desde hace tiempo he escuchado/leído maravillas de este cuento corto e hicieron que tenga las expectativas por el cielo， pero ahora que lo leí。。。 meh。Creo que lo que me gustó más es el hecho de todo el factor sorpresa que jugó conmigo。 No sólo porque no sabes para qué es la lotería hasta casi en las últimas páginas， sino porque aún en todo este tiempo yo tampoco lo supe （y me podía haber comido un gran spoiler）。 Aún así， no le arruinare el cuento a nadie y seguiré mi camino¿¿¿

Bookish Dervish ，

A fine specimen of the American literature。 group of villagers gathered for a yearly festival where there is a drawof names for a lottery。 Who would not want to win one those you said？ EVERYONE！The reader [at least in my case] was left to go smoothly with the story enjoying the daetails of the weather， the activities of children snd the description of characters。 untill at last the surprise is revealed。children ; the "winner" will be stoned to death。It is a ritual that coincides with corn harve A fine specimen of the American literature。 group of villagers gathered for a yearly festival where there is a drawof names for a lottery。 Who would not want to win one those you said？ EVERYONE！The reader [at least in my case] was left to go smoothly with the story enjoying the daetails of the weather， the activities of children snd the description of characters。 untill at last the surprise is revealed。children ; the "winner" will be stoned to death。It is a ritual that coincides with corn harvest。 the short story is terrifying as it shows us how we would inflect harm on other with a smile on our faces。 the stoned woman in the story was eager to stone the winner， had it not been her herself！It is about the pwer of traditions and the capabilities of comformity。 it is about the psychology of the mobs， too。 。。。more

Greg ，

This is basically what's happening now in the US， social media， and many other places， but everybody thinks that they're the good guy and their particular hatred is justified。 This is basically what's happening now in the US， social media， and many other places， but everybody thinks that they're the good guy and their particular hatred is justified。 。。。more

Lorelei Angelino ，

Well-portrayed， but it is a very shocking， tragic story。 Not something I want to think about， or ever read again。

Maura Gancitano ，

Racconto molto breve di Shirley Jackson， anche questo bellissimo。Anche in questo caso， nonostante la crudezza， non mi ha messo paura。È come se， per quanto assurde， le sue storie rimanessero comunque verosimili。

Izzie ，

WOAH

Kat ，

An interesting and well-written story。 By today’s standards it’s very tame and a not a standout plot in the wake of books like the hunger games。 3。5 stars

Mohamed Ali ，

Well i didn't expect my 50th read book to be like this because the ending was definitely unexpected。 This was the first WTF book i ever read but then i watched some videos explaining the story and now i realise the deep and simple message the author was trying to show and he couldn't deliver it simpler and clearer than what he did。 Well i didn't expect my 50th read book to be like this because the ending was definitely unexpected。 This was the first WTF book i ever read but then i watched some videos explaining the story and now i realise the deep and simple message the author was trying to show and he couldn't deliver it simpler and clearer than what he did。 。。。more

Lara B ，

Mientras iba avanzando con la lectura， no podía dejar de pensar en "Los juegos del hambre"。 Ahora me pregunto si tal vez Suzanne Collins se pudo haber inspirado en este relato para escribir su novela。 Mientras iba avanzando con la lectura， no podía dejar de pensar en "Los juegos del hambre"。 Ahora me pregunto si tal vez Suzanne Collins se pudo haber inspirado en este relato para escribir su novela。 。。。more

Austyn ，

I wish I could read this for the first time again， because， sadly， this doesn't have quite the gut punch the second time。 It's still eery and tense and packs a whallop in just a few pages。 I wish I could read this for the first time again， because， sadly， this doesn't have quite the gut punch the second time。 It's still eery and tense and packs a whallop in just a few pages。 。。。more

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=The Lottery

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The Lottery&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,The Lottery&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0