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Literature Taster Class!
A free taster class on Shirley Jackson's infamous 1948 story, The Lottery!
When Shirley Jackson's short story, The Lottery was first published in the New Yorker in 1948, the magazine was inundated with letters, many of them hostile. Readers demanded an explanation. Why had this story been published? What did it mean? How could the author write such a story — especially a female author?!?
Yes, Jackson’s seemingly simple story spoke to the very complex issues of power, violence, and “civil” society, that lurk beneath the surface of our everyday lives.
Seventy years on, and the story still has the power to disturb us - what better way to start a new group!
When Shirley Jackson's short story, The Lottery was first published in the New Yorker in 1948, the magazine was inundated with letters, many of them hostile. Readers demanded an explanation. Why had this story been published? What did it mean? How could the author write such a story — especially a female author?!?
Yes, Jackson’s seemingly simple story spoke to the very complex issues of power, violence, and “civil” society, that lurk beneath the surface of our everyday lives.
Seventy years on, and the story still has the power to disturb us - what better way to start a new group!
The class will run on Friday 5th May 2023, from 10 to 11 am.
THIS IS A FREE CLASS! :)
If you're a literature and book lover, please come along, the group is friendly and accessible!
THIS IS A FREE CLASS! :)
If you're a literature and book lover, please come along, the group is friendly and accessible!
The Horsebridge Centre, Whitstable, Kent CT5 1AF
Fri 5 May 2023
Website:
www.frank-foley.com
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