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Author:
Jackson, Shirley, 1916-1965 author.
Title:
Shirley Jackson : four novels of the 1940s & 50s : The road through the wall ; Hangsaman ; The bird's nest ; The sundial / Ruth Franklin, editor.
Publisher:
Library of America,
Copyright Date:
2020
Description:
850 pages ; 21 cm.
Subject:
Secrecy--Fiction.
California--Fiction.
Other Authors:
Container of (work): Jackson, Shirley, 1916-1965. Bird's nest.
Container of (work): Jackson, Shirley, 1916-1965. Road through the wall.
Container of (work): Jackson, Shirley, 1916-1965. Hangsaman.
Container of (work): Jackson, Shirley, 1916-1965. Sundial.
Franklin, Ruth, editor.
Other Titles:
Novels. Selections (Franklin)
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
The Road through the wall -- Hangsaman -- The bird's nest -- The sundial.
Summary:
Franklin has gathered four of Jackson's novels, with which she began her irreplaceable, all too-brief career. Originally published between 1948 and 1958, they are published here without change except for the correction of typographical errors. Within these stories Jackson explores the recessed concealed within the prosperous world of the postwar 1940s and 50s-- and withing our own unacknowledged selves. -- adapted from front flap and Note on the Texts, pages 842-843.
The Road Through the Wall explores the secret longings, petty hatreds and ultimate terrors that lurk behind the manicured lawns and picture-perfect domestic facades of a California suburb. In Hangsaman, precocious Natalie Waite grows increasingly dependent on a friend who may or may not be imaginary. The Bird's Nest pits four unforgettable characters against each other in a battle for control: the shy, migraine-prone young officer worker Elizabeth versus Elizabeth's other multiple personalities. In the Sundial, the eccentric Halloran clan, gathered at the family manse for a funeral, becomes convinced that the world is about to end and that only those who remain within the house will be saved!
Series:
Library of America ; 336
ISBN:
1598536702
9781598536706
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1192360345
LCCN:
2019957994
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)
BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)
FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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