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Shirley Hardie Jackson (December 14, 1916 – August 8, 1965) was an American writer known primarily for her works of horror and mystery.Her writing career spanned over two decades, during which she composed six novels, two memoirs, and more than 200 short stories.
Publishers Weekly describes Just An Ordinary Day as a "feast" "[f]or Jackson devotees, as well as first-time readers . . . a virtuoso collection," [2] while Kirkus Reviews writes: "There's rather a lot of inchoate work here . . . and many of the bland titles were obviously only preliminary.
Books written by Shirley Jackson. Pages in category "Books by Shirley Jackson" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
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The Haunting of Hill House is a 1959 gothic horror novel by American author Shirley Jackson. It was a finalist for the National Book Award and has been made into two feature films ( The Haunting , directed by Robert Wise , and its remake ), a play, and is the basis of a Netflix series .
Like Mother Used to Make" is a short story by Shirley Jackson. It was originally published in the 1949 short story collection The Lottery and Other Stories by publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux . It contains the second appearance of James Harris, a recurring character in the collection.
Life Among the Savages is a collection of short stories edited into novel form, written by Shirley Jackson.Originally these stories were published individually in women's magazines such as Good Housekeeping, Woman's Day, Mademoiselle, and others.
Raising Demons is a "domestic memoir" [2] by American author Shirley Jackson. [3] It was first published in 1957, as a follow-up to her first memoir, Life Among the Savages . [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The book was reissued in 2015 by Penguin .