Shirley Jackson : a rather haunted life
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New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company, [2016].
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9780871403131, 0871403137
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Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult
BIOGRAPHY JACKSON, S.
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Published
New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company, [2016].
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Book
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607 pages : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 25 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780871403131, 0871403137

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 501-580) and index.
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"Still known to millions only as the author of the "The Lottery, " Shirley Jackson (1916-1965) remains curiously absent from the American literary canon. A genius of literary suspense, Jackson plumbed the cultural anxiety of postwar America better than anyone. Now, biographer Ruth Franklin reveals the tumultuous life and inner darkness of the author behind such classics as "The Haunting of Hill House" and "We Have Always Lived in the Castle." Placing Jackson within an American Gothic tradition of Hawthorne and Poe, Franklin demonstrates how her unique contribution to this genre came from her focus on "domestic horror" drawn from an era hostile to women. Based on a wealth of previously undiscovered correspondence and dozens of new interviews, Shirley Jackson, with its exploration of astonishing talent shaped by a damaged childhood and a troubled marriage to literary critic Stanley Hyman, becomes the definitive biography of a generational avatar and an American literary giant."--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Franklin, R. (2016). Shirley Jackson: a rather haunted life (First Edition.). Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Franklin, Ruth. 2016. Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life. Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Franklin, Ruth. Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company, 2016.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Franklin, Ruth. Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life First Edition., Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company, 2016.

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