The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson
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NOVEMBER: The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson
In our next meeting, we’ll discuss five short stories by the wonderful writer Shirley Jackson, a master of the uncanny. In these stories we won't find ghosts, monsters, or any supernatural phenomena, yet fear slowly creeps in as we read on. The characters are mundane, the settings are quietly suburban, but portrayed at the exact moment where they show their most disturbing face, the one that always lurks beneath the surface. In Jackson's universe, which involves a healthy dose of humor, demons don't come from outside, they are not foreigners, but exist at the very heart of community, within the family and home. We’ll explore together the kind of fears that these subtle stories awaken in us, when the most familiar suddenly turns strange…
We hope you can join us!
Five stories from the collection The Lottery and Other Stories (1949):
The Lottery
The Daemon Lover
Like Mother Used to Make
After You, My Dear Alphonse
The Witch
PDF. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lpg3__qd70pDj_kYKToDR_4s3bep4PFT/view?usp=sharing
HOW? Everyone is welcome to the discussion. The only requisite to participate is having read the stories beforehand, because discussions are on topic. Bring your thoughts, questions, and the passages you have underlined!
WHERE? In DISCORD: Our online meeting will take place in Discord, so please make sure to join our Discord group beforehand!
Here is the invitation to our group:
If you have any doubts or you are not familiar with this platform, please send me a message and I’ll help you.