- Horror stories, Rites and ceremonies, Fiction, Manners and customs
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Bleak, grave, plot-driven and classical in form.
- warmbleak
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
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About the book
- Author
- Shirley Jackson
- First published
- 1991
- Pages
- 306
- Publisher
- Brand: Modern Library, V. Gollancz, Popular Library
- Editions
- 17
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780374523176
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Shirley Hardie Jackson (December 14, 1916 – August 8, 1965) was an American writer, known primarily for her works of horror and mystery. **Source**: [Shirley Jackson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Jackson) on Wikipedia.
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