New Shirley Jackson story is published
A new story by author Shirley Jackson, often recognized for her creepy short story 鈥淭he Lottery,鈥� is appearing in The New Yorker.
Jackson鈥檚 story is titled 鈥淭he Man in the Woods鈥� and follows Christopher, who is strolling through a forest when he comes upon a house inhabited by a man and two women who take charge of the household for him.
The full story is currently available on The New Yorker鈥檚 .
鈥淚n 鈥楾he Man in the Woods鈥� she has created a story grounded in mythology, told like a fairy tale, with her typical hanging ending,鈥� Jackson鈥檚 son Jackson Hyman told . 鈥淭hough in this case the clues suggest pretty clearly how it will end.鈥�
Hyman remembered how his mother would often be asked about the endings of her pieces.
鈥淪hirley always steadfastly refused to explain her fiction,鈥� he said. 鈥淪he would usually smile and tell people, 鈥業t鈥檚 just a story.鈥� She firmly believed that her books would speak for themselves.鈥�
More previously unpublished work by Jackson is on the way 鈥� Random House is releasing a collection of Jackson鈥檚 work titled 鈥淕arlic in Fiction鈥� which is being edited by Hyman and another of Jackson鈥檚 children, Sarah Hyman DeWitt, according to the . The collection consists of work by the author from the Library of Congress and will include nonfiction, fiction, drawings, and lectures delivered by the writer.
