The Lottery

Last month, there was a discussion on The Perfect World about "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. The discussion led me to Jackson's essay "Biography of a Story" in Come Along With Me. This essay is well worth seeking out - it is about the aftermath of the publishing of "The Lottery" in The New Yorker. The reactions of the readers is fascinating. The rest of the book is good too, with a number of short stories I hadn't read before and a few other essays.

For a great parody of "The Lottery", check out JennyD's post on The Perfect World.