A Graphic Retelling of an Iconic Story

There are few short stories that I read in my youth that I remember as vividly as 'The Lottery'.  Only around seven pages long, but the impact of it was enormous and it has been called one of the most terrifying stories written in this century.

First published in The New Yorker in 1948, the story initially generated a large negative feedback with reader reactions ranging from cancelling their subscriptions to sending hate mail.  Shirley Jackson is reported to have said that in over three hundred letters, only thirteen were positive.

In this graphic novel, Miles Hyman, the grandson of Shirley Jackson, reenvisions the story in graphic form as a tribute to his grandmother,

It and over 100 other graphic novels are now available for check-out at our library.  See the shelves near the Reference Desk to view our current selection.