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Shirley Jackson's stories are among the most terrifying ever written ... No-one can touch her -- Donna Tartt
In each story in the collection, the everyday world becomes tinted with an odd sheen of terror ... In Jackson's world, the safe house is a trap. Enter it, and you might get lost in the dark -- Ottessa Moshfegh
The world of Shirley Jackson is eerie and unforgettable -- A. M. Homes
Dark Tales reveals a superior gothic writer ... Shirley Jackson's menacing gothic tales are a joy to rediscover * The Times *
One of the great practitioners of the literature of the darker impulses -- Paul Theroux
An amazing writer -- Neil Gaiman
An excellent primer for her short fiction * The Pool *

Dark Tales

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    A Paperback / softback by Shirley Jackson

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Classics
      Published 28 September 2017
      ISBN-13 9780241308493
      978-0241308493
      ISBN-10 0241308496
      Also in:
      Fiction Classics Horror & Ghost Stories

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      Shirley Jackson's stories are among the most terrifying ever written ... No-one can touch her -- Donna Tartt
      In each story in the collection, the everyday world becomes tinted with an odd sheen of terror ... In Jackson's world, the safe house is a trap. Enter it, and you might get lost in the dark -- Ottessa Moshfegh
      The world of Shirley Jackson is eerie and unforgettable -- A. M. Homes
      Dark Tales reveals a superior gothic writer ... Shirley Jackson's menacing gothic tales are a joy to rediscover * The Times *
      One of the great practitioners of the literature of the darker impulses -- Paul Theroux
      An amazing writer -- Neil Gaiman
      An excellent primer for her short fiction * The Pool *

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