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Shirley Jackson (1) (1916–1965)

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Shirley Jackson was born in San Francisco, California on December, 14, 1919. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Syracuse University in 1940. Much of her writing was done during the years she was raising her children. She is best-known for the short story The Lottery, which was first toon meer published in 1948 and adapted for television in 1952 and into play form in 1953. Her published works include articles, nonfiction prose, plays, poetry, seven novels, and fifty-five short stories. Her other works include Life among the Savages, Raising Demons, The Haunting of Hill House, which was adapted to film, and We Have Always Lived in the Castle. She died on August 8, 1965 at the age of 45. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
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The Lottery and Other Stories (1949) — Auteur — 3,624 exemplaren
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The Magic of Shirley Jackson (1966) 163 exemplaren
The Missing Girl (2018) 141 exemplaren
The Letters of Shirley Jackson (2021) 124 exemplaren
The Tooth (1949) 64 exemplaren
9 Magic Wishes (1963) 45 exemplaren
A Visit (2022) 30 exemplaren
21 Essential American Short Stories (2011) — Medewerker — 24 exemplaren
The Shirley Jackson Collection (2020) 18 exemplaren
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Charles [short story] (1948) 15 exemplaren
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Heel, heel vreemd boek. Ik heb nog steeds geen idee wat nu werkelijkheid is en wat verzonnen. Constance (Connie) en Mary Catherine (Merricat) zijn twee zussen en ze wonen samen met hun oude gehandicapte oom Julian. De rest van hun familie is 6 jaar geleden vermoord door vergiftigde suiker. Connie is daarvoor verdacht maar uiteindelijk vrijgesproken. Ze hebben zich verschanst in hun 'kasteel' even buiten een klein dorpje. Merricat gaat 2 keer per week naar het dorp om boodschappen en boeken uit de bibliotheek te halen. Daar moet ze spitsroeden lopen want de dorpsbevolking is hun vijandig gezind. Dan komt neef Charles op bezoek en dat maakt dat de hele verhouding tussen de zussen verstoord wordt. Charles is echt een onaangenaam, op geld belust persoon, maar Connie heeft dat niet door. Merricat probeert van alles om Charles te verjagen en een van die dingen loopt op een regelrechte ramp uit.
Het vreemde is dat je niet weet of Connie bestaat in het hoofd van Merricat of andersom, of dat ze echt allebei bestaan. En wie dan de moorden echt heeft gepleegd.
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connie53 | 422 andere besprekingen | Dec 30, 2019 |
Zonder het originele verhaal te kennen, overtuigt deze stripadaptatie (door Jacksons kleinzoon!) moeiteloos. Een broeierig, ingehouden drama dat zich afspeelt in een rurale gemeenschap, waar eens per jaar middels een loterij een onder hen wordt geselecteerd om te stenigen. Mannen, vrouwen, kinderen ... iedereen komt in aanmerking.
Hyman verstripte ook The Black Dahlia van James Ellroy.
 
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