Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life

Still known to millions primarily as the author of the The Lottery, Shirley Jackson (1916–1965) has been curiously absent from the mainstream American literary canon. A genius of literary suspense and psychological horror, Jackson plumbed the cultural anxiety of postwar America more deeply than anyone. Now, biographer Ruth Franklin reveals the tumultuous life and inner darkness of the author of such classics as The Haunting of Hill House and We Have Always Lived in the Castle. Placing Jackson...

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Аноним19 февраля 2017 г.
“well, i like the title,” said stanley. “what’s the plot?”
“what plot?” i asked.
“the plot of the novel,” said stanley, wide-eyed.
“don’t be silly,” i said. “i let the characters make the plot as they go along.”
“you mean you don’t have any idea what’s going to happen?”
“not the slightest,” i said proudly.
“but,” said stanley rather breathlessly, “people don’t write novels like that.”
"i do,” i told him very smugly indeed.
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Аноним19 февраля 2017 г.
"I’ve just buried my husband,” I said.
“I’ve just buried mine,” she said.
"Isn’t it a relief?” I said.
"What?” she said.
“It was a very sad occasion,” I said.
"You’re right,” she said, “it’s a relief.”
—Come Along with Me
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Аноним19 февраля 2017 г.
In some respects, having a baby is roughly like being in the path of a major hurricane.
Or like having all your relatives come at once for a two-week visit. . . .
Or like discovering suddenly that you have only one hand when you thought you had two.
Or like discovering suddenly, as a matter of fact, that you have only two hands when you hoped you had four.
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