Born-San Francisco, California-December 3, 1919
Died-North Bennington, Vermont- August 8, 1965-45
Have published novels, humorous fictionalized autobiographies, and children books
Many have remained uncollected
1961, Edgar Allen Poe Reward, "Louisa, Please"
1965, Syracuse University Arents Pioneer Medal for Outstanding Achievements
Moved to NY at 16
After enrolling in Syracuse, beginning of independent life for author
At Syracuse, met Stanley Edgar Hyman-would marry in 1940
Hyman Achieved notoriety in his own right as a teacher, writer, critic
After marriage and birth of 4, literary production increased markedly
Agoraphobic, depressive
Contributing to by asthma and arthritis
Hymans extramarital affair in early 1960's
1963, husband made new commitments to marriage
Helped her work with agoraphobia
Obese, chain smoker
Stories center of one concern
Almost every story, protagonists discovering
Protagonists were mostly women
Failing to discover
Successfully ignoring an alternate way of perceiving set of circumstances or the world
CRITICAL SURVEY OF SHORT FICTION
BOOK WORKS
1948 "The Lottery"
1954 "The Bird's Nest"
1957 "Raising Demons"
1958 "The Sundial"
1959 "The Haunting of Hill House"
1962 "We Have Always Lived in the Castle"
1966 "The Magic of Shirley Jackson"-published after she died
-original sories about lonely or mentally distrubed people who have experiences with supernatural events
published first book at age 18
age 29 New Yorker magazine publish "The Lottery"
"The Lottery" was the book that made her famous
fascinated with black magic
in 1919 (born)-1919 prohibition introduced to US
1926 British scientist John Baird Demonsrtates TV
1927 Joseph Stalin Becomes dictator of Russia
1931 Empire State Building in New York City Completed
1933 Nazi Party, led by Adolf Hitler, gains ...