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The Lottery
1948 short story by Shirley Jackson
This article is about the short story. For other uses, see Lottery (disambiguation).
| "The Lottery" | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Short story Dystopian |
| Publisher | The New Yorker |
| Publication date | June 26, 1948 |
The Lottery is a short story by Shirley Jackson that was first published in The New Yorker on June 26, 1948.[a] The story describes a fictional small American community that observes an annual tradition known as "the lottery", which is intended to ensure a good harvest and purge the town of bad omens.
The lottery, its preparations, and its execution are all described in detail, though it is not revealed until the end what actually happens to the person selected by the random lottery: the selected member of the community is stoned to death by the other townspeople.[1]
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