Hangsaman - (Penguin Classics) by Shirley Jackson (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Shirley Jackson's chilling second novel, based on her own experiences and an actual mysterious disappearance</b> <p/>Seventeen-year-old Natalie Waite longs to escape home for college. Her father is a domineering and egotistical writer who keeps a tight rein on Natalie and her long-suffering mother. When Natalie finally does get away, however, college life doesn't bring the happiness she expected. Little by little, Natalie is no longer certain of anything--even where reality ends and her dark imaginings begin. Chilling and suspenseful, <i>Hangsaman </i>is loosely based on the real-life disappearance of a Bennington College sophomore in 1946. <p/>For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"[<i>Hangsaman</i>] confirms the belief that Miss Jackson is an exceptional writer."<br>--<i>The London Times</i> <p/>"No one can question the author's great ability to do the kind of thing she wants to do. This is as disturbing a story as the shorter 'Lottery' was, and in exactly the same way."<br>--<i>San Francisco Chronicle</i><p></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Shirley Jackson</b> (1916-1965) received wide critical acclaim for her short story "The Lottery," which was first published in the <i>New Yorker</i> in 1948. Her works available from Penguin Classics include <i>We Have Always Lived in the Castle</i>, <i>The Haunting of Hill House</i>, and <i>Come Along with Me </i>and <i>Life Among the Savages </i>available from Penguin.<p></p><b>Francine Prose</b> is the bestselling author of more than twenty books and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She lives in New York.
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