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Horror

The Lottery

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  • 1983 first published
  • 32 pages
  • ★ 3.7 (30 ratings)
  • 6 editions
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Published in 1983, The Lottery is a horror story collection by Shirley Jackson. Much of the action takes place in New England. It features Old Man Warner, Tessie Hutchinson and Mr. Summers. It deals with rites and ceremonies, manners and customs, villages and Stoning.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.7 out of 5 from 30 ratings, and 191 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 6 editions.

At about 32 pages, most readers finish it in about 35 minutes.

About The Lottery

Also contained in: - [Come Away with Me](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL3171081W/Come_Along_With_Me) - [Fifth Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15393309W/The_Fifth_Fontana_Book_of_Great_Horror_Stories) - [Great Short Stories of the World](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16048288W/Great_Short_Stories_of_the_World) - [Magic of Shirley Jackson](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL3171077W/The_Magic_of_Shirley_Jackson) - [Scarlet Letter and Related Readings](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL455418W/Scarlet_Letter_and_Related_Readings) - [Scarlet Letter with Connections](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL455436W/Scarlet_Letter_with_Connections)
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Characters

  • Old Man Warner
  • Tessie Hutchinson
  • Mr. Summers
  • Bill Hutchinson
  • Harry Graves

Subjects

  • Horror stories
  • Rites and ceremonies
  • Manners and customs
  • Villages
  • Stoning
  • Lotteries
  • Short story
  • Black spot
  • Scapegoat
  • Mob mentality
  • Family
  • Rules
  • American fiction, Fictional works by one author
  • Short stories, Single author
  • Horror

Quick answers

Who wrote The Lottery?

The Lottery was written by Shirley Jackson and first published in 1983.

What genre is The Lottery?

It is usually shelved as Horror.

How long is The Lottery?

The median edition has 32 pages, about about 35 minutes of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Lottery?

Readers who like it often enjoy The 5th Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories, The Tommyknockers and Isaac Asimov Presents Tales of the Occult.

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