**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:*

*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 novel 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: https://discord.gg/DEcXZDgXZj

If you have any doubts or you are not familiar with this platform, please send me a message and I’ll help you.

Carla

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